A Pilot Study of the Impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on Knowledge Acquisition, Recall, and Decision Making

NCT03156634 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1610017672
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 118
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a randomized pilot study comparing the impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on knowledge acquisition, recall, and decision making about antihypertensive medication compared to an established online health information system (WebMD). We will also compare the two systems with regard to user experience measures such as understandability and trust.

Conditions

Patient Education

Keywords

Patient education; Internet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge acquisition

  Subjects will be asked questions about the materials they viewed.

  Immediate

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Recall

  1 week

• User experience

  Immediate

• Decision making

  Immediate

Study Arms (2)

PALS

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will view materials about the antihypertensive, chlorthalidone on the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS).

Other: PALS

WedMD

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will view materials about the antihypertensive, chlorthalidone on WebMD.

Other: WebMD

Interventions

PALS OTHER

PALS is a web based patient education system that uses text and audiovisual formats to deliver patient education materials.

PALS

WebMD OTHER

WebMD is an internet based health information source.

WedMD

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA) patients with hypertension who have been prescribed any antihypertensive medicine except chlorthalidone.
• Patients who meet the criteria above and are English speaking and without cognitive impairment or other medical condition that would impair or preclude their ability to participate (such as a serious medical condition).

You may not qualify if:

• WCIMA patients without hypertension
• WCIMA patients with hypertension who have not been prescribed antihypertensive medicine
• Patients who are non-English speaking
• Patients with cognitive impairment or other medical condition that would impair or preclude their ability to participate (such as a serious medical condition).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Carmel AS, Cornelius-Schecter A, Frankel B, Jannat-Khah D, Sinha S, Pelzman F, Safford MM. Evaluation of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) to improve knowledge acquisition, retention, and medication decision making among hypertensive adults: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Aug;102(8):1467-1474. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.03.001. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

  PMID: 30928344 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Amanda S Carmel, MD

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The statistician will be masked to the group assignment.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants will be randomized to view materials via one of to systems (Patient Activated Learning System or WebMD)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2017
• First Posted: May 17, 2017
• Study Start: April 15, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2017
• Last Updated: April 23, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)