Clinical trials: Health Literacy
Diabetes Mellitus, Telemedicine
Community- and mHealth-Based Integrated Management of Diabetes in Primary Healthcare in Rwanda
The Home Based Care Practitioners (HBCPs) programme has been established by the Rwandan Ministry of Health in response to the shortage of health professionals.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Telemedicine, Community Health Workers
- Trial name
- D²Rwanda (NCT03376607)
- Testing
- HBCP programme, mobile health application
- Where
- 9 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque
Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication
The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque, Dental Calculus, Sialorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01118143
- Testing
- Tailored oral health literacy instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Health Literacy
Framing of Numerical Information in Cochrane Summaries
The aim of the study was to conduct three different parallel randomized controlled trials to assess how the different framing of Cochrane summary information (positive vs negative framing of health information) affects affect the…
- Trial name
- NCT03442387
- Testing
- Frame of numerical information
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split, School of Medicine
Economic Problems
Evaluating Patient and Physician Cost Knowledge in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to identify existing cost knowledge of Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians and patients and investigates its reported impacts on medical compliance.
- Trial name
- NCT01883778
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease Education and Problem-Solving Training in People With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to determine if patient education and problem-solving training, delivered in self-study, group, and individual intervention modalities, will produce substantial improvements in CVD risk profile via…
- Trial name
- DECIDE (NCT00964587)
- Testing
- Education + Problem-Solving Training Self-Study, Education + Group Problem-Solving Training, Education + Individual Problem-Solving Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 382 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Congenital Heart Disease
Health Literacy in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Currently, both oral and written health education make certain assumptions about the health literacy of patients and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03170024
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
COPD
Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to compare health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who completed a series of standardized…
- Trial name
- PACED (NCT06089499)
- Testing
- Get Palliative Care: four educational learning module videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Health Literacy
Psychoeducational Intervention to Promote Adolescents' Mental Health Literacy in a School Context
Mental Health Literacy was defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders that aid in its recognition, management or prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03872817
- Testing
- Intervention ProLiSMentAl
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Breastfeeding Education, Maternal Self-Efficacy
Mixed Reality as a Health Literacy Strategy for Breastfeeding Education
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether a mixed reality-based educational strategy improves breastfeeding satisfaction and self-efficacy in pregnant women compared to traditional counseling.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding Education, Maternal Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT06800521
- Testing
- Mixed Reality Breastfeeding Education, Traditional Breastfeeding Counseling
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de la Sabana
Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness
Implementation of a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program in the University Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of a suicide prevention training program (Gatekeepers) tailored to university students in Spain.
- Conditions
- Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Behavior
- Trial name
- GTK-UNI (NCT07052240)
- Testing
- Gatekeeper Training Program (GTK)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Hand Injuries, Forearm Fractures
Health Literacy Level and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Hand and Forearm Injuries
The aim of this study is to examine the association between health literacy, patient-reported outcome measures, and grip strength in a cohort of patients with hand injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT07291492
- Testing
- Patients who were referred to the hand rehabilitation unit for hand or forearm injuries will be followed for 12 weeks
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Anaemia, Malaria
Impact of Malaria Prevention on Health and Education in Kenyan Schoolchildren
While malaria represents one of the main health problems afflicting schoolchildren, the evidence base for policy development and programme implementation for school-based malaria control remains inadequate.
- Trial name
- NCT00878007
- Testing
- Intermittent screening and treatment for malaria, Teacher training on literacy instruction, IST plus literacy instruction programme
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Depression, Anxiety
Effectiveness of the Safe Haven Application (App) Among Undergraduates
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Safe Haven app in reducing mental health symptoms and enhancing mental health literacy in undergraduates at a national university in southern…
- Trial name
- NCT07340983
- Testing
- Safe Haven App
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Fever, Anxiety
LázBarát™ (FeverFriend™) Projekt: Attitude Toward Fever and Its Change in the Healthcare System
The positive effects of fever are supported by a number of physiological, pathophysiological and clinical evidence. However, the negative attitude toward fever is widespread and have become persistent.
- Conditions
- Fever, Anxiety, Help-Seeking Behavior, Virus Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04633603
- Testing
- FeverFriend mobile application
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced and Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF and HFmrEF)
Polypharmacy, Safety, and Medication Adherence in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced and Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction
This prospective registry study (FARAON) aims to assess the prevalence, structure, safety profile, and dynamics of polypharmacy, as well as its association with medication adherence, quality of life, and clinical outcomes in…
- Trial name
- FARAON (NCT07640854)
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Cancer Prevention
Cancer Literacy as an Essential Factor for Lifestyle Behavior Changes: An Observational and Interventional Study
The CLARO study aims to examine the most effective way to design information materials that can strengthen optimistic beliefs about cancer prevention and improve cancer literacy indirectly.
- Trial name
- CLARO (NCT06614673)
- Testing
- text in non-narrative form, text in narrative form, animated video in non-narrative form
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Smoking
Literacy and Smoking Risk Communications
Objectives: Smokers with varying levels of health literacy as assessed by the S-TOFHLA (i.e., inadequate, marginal, adequate) recruited from the community will listen to one of 4 different types of messages emphasizing the health…
- Trial name
- NCT00684437
- Testing
- Focus Group, Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, Substance Use
Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength
This study will build a partnership with a Community Advisory Board to co-produce, and then pilot test, a theory-guided mental health literacy intervention focused on trauma and substance use.
- Trial name
- FEELS (NCT07378254)
- Testing
- Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Healthy Adult, Chinese
Social Robots Empowering Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a social robot can effectively support digital-literacy learning among low-income Chinese immigrants, particularly in the context of using the MyChart health portal.
- Trial name
- NCT07707466
- Testing
- robot-guided curriculum, Video-guided curriumlum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Medication Errors
Promoting Safe Use of Pediatric Liquid Medications
Variable and poor-quality drug labeling has been cited as a leading cause of medication errors and adverse drug events, especially in the context of low health literacy.
- Trial name
- NCT01854151
- Testing
- New Labeling/Dosing Strategy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,005 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health