CALS Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)
Can the Digital Patient Activated Learning System Increase Racial Minority Engagement With Health Information? A Multi-Site Pilot Examination in New York State
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The overall goal in this line of inquiry is to test whether the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) is effective in reducing disparities in access to reliable, easily understood health information, and whether this increased understanding has downstream consequences such as increases in trust in the medical system and self-management behaviors.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2020
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 23, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 26, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 18, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2023
CompletedFebruary 13, 2024
February 1, 2024
3.7 years
December 23, 2019
February 9, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Knowledge
as measured by assessment questions on the nutrition information provided
Day 1, Immediately after reading article
Trust in eHealth
as measured by e-Health Impact Questionnaire by Kelly et al. on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree
Day 1, Immediately after reading article
E-health usability
as measured by e-Health Impact Questionnaire scale by Harris et al. on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree
Day 1, Immediately after reading article
Physician trust
as measured by assessment questions from Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree
Day 1, Immediately after reading article
Study Arms (2)
Arm 1 - Educational Platform, PALS
OTHERThe Patient Activated Learning System is a free, health education platform written bu trusted MDs.
Arm 2 - WebMD
OTHERWebMD is a widely used educational platform for health information.
Interventions
Randomization into PALS arm.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patient ≥ 18 years of age.
- Self-reported hypertension diagnosis.
- English speaking
- Passing the cognition screener
- Able to read in English
- Patient at designated recruitment clinics
You may not qualify if:
- Non-English speakers
- Not having self-identified as having hypertension
- Inability to read in English
- Being younger than 18
- Not passing the screener
- Not being a patient on the participating clinics
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10021, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neil Lewis, PhD
Cornell University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 23, 2019
First Posted
December 26, 2019
Study Start
February 18, 2020
Primary Completion
November 1, 2023
Study Completion
November 1, 2023
Last Updated
February 13, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share