CALS Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Trust; Communication; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Interventions: Other: WebMD; Other: The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)

• Registration Number: NCT04212117
• Lead Sponsor: Cornell University

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.

Detailed Description

Participants will view, in randomized order, PALS or WebMD content on hypertension and on high cholesterol. This study will test knowledge uptake across topics as well as attitudes toward and trust in the information and information providers.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-12-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-26
• Study Start: 2020-02-18
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-01
• Study Completion: 2023-11-01
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 232

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Arm 2 - WebMD	WebMD	WebMD is a widely used educational platform for health information.
Arm 1 - Educational Platform, PALS	The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)	The Patient Activated Learning System is a free, health education platform written bu trusted MDs.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge	Day 1, Immediately after reading article	as measured by assessment questions on the nutrition information provided
E-health usability	Day 1, Immediately after reading article	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
Physician trust	Day 1, Immediately after reading article	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
Trust in eHealth	Day 1, Immediately after reading article	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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Weill Cornell Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States