Health Literacy and Self-efficacy Expectations in Patients With Alcohol-related Liver Cirrhosis

Recruiting

• Conditions: Self-Efficacy; Health Literacy; Liver Cirrhosis; ALD - Alcoholic Liver Disease

• Registration Number: NCT07169526
• Lead Sponsor: Hannover Medical School

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to quantify the health literacy and self-efficacy in people with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-08-11
• Status Verified: 2025-09
• Study First Submitted: 2025-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-09-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2025-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-09-11
• Primary Completion: 2026-08
• Study Completion: 2026-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• age (18-99)
• liver cirrhosis

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy
• insufficient german

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Level of self-efficacy at baseline, assessed using the Scale for General Self-Efficacy (Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung)	baseline
Level of health literacy at baseline, assessed using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47)	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of hepatic decompensation or liver-related death	until end of study
Rehospitalization due to liver-related complications	Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)
Hepatic decompensation episodes	Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)
Level of quality of life, assessed using the [e.g., SF-36 Questionnaire]	baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover; 🇩🇪 Hanover, Germany