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CompletedNCT01050465

MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use

MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Real World Approach for Clinic Use

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
907 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.

Detailed description

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription. Primary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to seek information using MedlinePlus compared with individuals in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription. Secondary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to have successful behavioral outcome measures as those in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERhealth information prescriptionPatients randomized to the email arm will receive a health information prescription via email on a health care topic following their clinic visit. Patients randomized to the paper arm will receive a health information prescription on paper on a health care topic following their clinic visit.

Timeline

Start date
2009-05-01
Primary completion
2010-10-01
Completion
2010-12-01
First posted
2010-01-15
Last updated
2016-09-30

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01050465. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.