Digital Health LiteracyNCT06004323
Digital Health Literacy on COVID-19 for All: Co-creation and Evaluation of Interventions for Ethnic Minorities and Chinese People With Chronic Illnesses in Hong Kong
A study testing Digital health literacy intervention in people with Digital Health Literacy and COVID-19, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Trial summary
During the pandemic, people are anxious for information, and electronic platform serves the purpose of having first-hand health information and spreading it to massive population within a short time. However, the source and credibility of the influx of online information are hard to be verified. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 100 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Digital Health Literacy, COVID-19
- What is being tested?
- Digital health literacy intervention
- Type of treatment
- Vaccines, Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 528 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2023to 31 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 100 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- ethnic minorities (EMs), people with chronic illnesses (PWCI), and caregivers (CGs)
- able to use a computer, smartphone, or laptop to access the Internet at home
Who cannot join
- diagnosis of an acute psychotic disease or life-limiting condition; having a visual, auditory, or fine motor disorder.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
During the pandemic, people are anxious for information, and electronic platform serves the purpose of having first-hand health information and spreading it to massive population within a short time. However, the source and credibility of the influx of online information are hard to be verified. Digital health literacy (DHL) is the capacity to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information from electronic sources, which is an important attribute that everyone should possess. Recent studies from our group in Hong Kong have shown that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, DHL is an issue facing people of all ages, especially ethnic minorities (EMs), people with chronic illnesses (PWCI), and professional and lay caregivers (CGs). Considering that, the present research project aims to co-create DHL interventions with these three groups of people to meet their specific needs in DHL, in addition, to assess the efficacy of the DHL interventions on eHealth literacy, vaccine literacy, and actions taken for COVID-19 prevention. The present research is a 4-year project, involving three phases. Phase 1 involves focus group interviews and cognitive interviews with the three groups of people for developing interventions and evaluating the proposed interventions. Phase 2 involves individual interviews with the three groups of people for testing the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions. Phase 3 involves a 6-month longitudinal quantitative research, testing for the efficacy of the interventions in three dimensions: literacy, attitude, and behavior. Participants from the three groups will be invited to join virtual or face-to-face training, watch short videos on social media, participate in virtual bi-weekly group discussion, and fill in questionnaires for five times during the course of the study. This co-creation of new knowledge by stakeholders and researchers is expected to increase the uptake of the research outcomes and adoption of the DHL interventions.
- Conditions
- Digital Health Literacy, COVID-19
- Being tested
- Digital health literacy intervention
- Keywords
- Digital health literacy, COVID-19, Ethnic minorities, Chinese people with chronic illnesses
- Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Digital health literacy interventionBehavioural
Participants from the intervention group will be invited to join virtual or face-to-face training, watch short videos on social media, participate in virtual bi-weekly group discussion, and fill in questionnaires for five times during the course of the study
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Digital health literacy intervention | Experimental | The interventions will be developed based on the Best Practices for Digital Health Literacy, WHO health literacy toolkits and the findings of the interviews. The content to be covered in the intervention will include news about vaccines; alerts about COVID-19 preventive measures; guidelines on social distancing, COVID-19 screening test arrangements, vaccination and compulsory quarantines; COVID-19-related law enforcement; and self-monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms Receives: Behavioral: Digital health literacy intervention |
| Control | No intervention | No intervention will be provided to the control group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
eHealth Literacy Efficacy
Measured by the eHealth Literacy scale (eHEAL), an 8-item self-reported efficacy scale scored on a 5-point Likert scale
Measured: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Secondary outcomes (3)
Digital Health Literacy
Measured by Digital Health Literacy Instrument
Measured: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Vaccine literacy
knowledge about and intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Measured: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19
Assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19
Measured: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Aug 2023
- Study start1 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Digital Health LiteracyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 528 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr Angela Leung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06004323
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HSEARS20210902004
- Status last verified
- Aug 2023
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 22 Aug 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Data can be obtained from principal investigator.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Aug 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Digital Health Literacy on COVID-19 for All: Co-creation and Evaluation of Interventions for Ethnic Minorities and Chinese People With Chronic Illnesses in Hong Kong
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06004323
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HSEARS20210902004
- Conditions
- Digital Health Literacy, COVID-19
- Keywords
- Digital health literacy, COVID-19, Ethnic minorities, Chinese people with chronic illnesses
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 528 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
During the pandemic, people are anxious for information, and electronic platform serves the purpose of having first-hand health information and spreading it to massive population within a short time. However, the source and credibility of the influx of online information are hard to be verified. Digital health literacy (DHL) is the capacity to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information from electronic sources, which is an important attribute that everyone should possess. Recent studies from our group in Hong Kong have shown that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, DHL is an issue facing people of all ages, especially ethnic minorities (EMs), people with chronic illnesses (PWCI), and professional and lay caregivers (CGs). Considering that, the present research project aims to co-create DHL interventions with these three groups of people to meet their specific needs in DHL, in addition, to assess the efficacy of the DHL interventions on eHealth literacy, vaccine literacy, and actions taken for COVID-19 prevention. The present research is a 4-year project, involving three phases. Phase 1 involves focus group interviews and cognitive interviews with the three groups of people for developing interventions and evaluating the proposed interventions. Phase 2 involves individual interviews with the three groups of people for testing the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions. Phase 3 involves a 6-month longitudinal quantitative research, testing for the efficacy of the interventions in three dimensions: literacy, attitude, and behavior. Participants from the three groups will be invited to join virtual or face-to-face training, watch short videos on social media, participate in virtual bi-weekly group discussion, and fill in questionnaires for five times during the course of the study. This co-creation of new knowledge by stakeholders and researchers is expected to increase the uptake of the research outcomes and adoption of the DHL interventions.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Digital health literacy intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Digital health literacy interventionThe interventions will be developed based on the Best Practices for Digital Health Literacy, WHO health literacy toolkits and the findings of the interviews. The content to be covered in the intervention will include news about vaccines; alerts about COVID-19 preventive measures; guidelines on social distancing, COVID-19 screening test arrangements, vaccination and compulsory quarantines; COVID-19-related law enforcement; and self-monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms |
| Control | No intervention | –No intervention will be provided to the control group |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- ethnic minorities (EMs), people with chronic illnesses (PWCI), and caregivers (CGs)
- able to use a computer, smartphone, or laptop to access the Internet at home
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- diagnosis of an acute psychotic disease or life-limiting condition; having a visual, auditory, or fine motor disorder.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Digital health literacy interventionParticipants from the intervention group will be invited to join virtual or face-to-face training, watch short videos on social media, participate in virtual bi-weekly group discussion, and fill in questionnaires for five times during the course of the study | Behavioural | Digital health literacy intervention |
Primary outcome
eHealth Literacy Efficacy
Time frame: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Measured by the eHealth Literacy scale (eHEAL), an 8-item self-reported efficacy scale scored on a 5-point Likert scale
3 secondary outcomes
Digital Health Literacy
Time frame: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Vaccine literacy
Time frame: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19
Time frame: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Aug 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Data can be obtained from principal investigator.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Digital health literacy intervention in people with Digital Health Literacy and COVID-19, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Angela Leung, PhD (27665587, angela.ym.leung@polyu.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
eHealth Literacy Efficacy (time frame: baseline, 8-week post intervention, 4-week post follow-up, 8-week follow up, and 12 week follow up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Aug 2023.