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CompletedNCT01622686

PlainLanguageRx: Improving Medication Labels to Reduce Health Disparities

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
470 (actual)
Sponsor
PictureRx, LLC · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial seeks to test the effect of reformatted prescription drug container labels, compared to usual labels, on participants' understanding of their medications. The study will also assess the effect on self-efficacy and self-reported medication adherence. English and Spanish speaking patients are eligible, with a planned sample size of up to 500 adults.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALPictureRx medication labelReformatted medication labels that adhere to current best practices for label design and also include illustrations

Timeline

Start date
2011-11-01
Primary completion
2012-05-01
Completion
2012-05-01
First posted
2012-06-19
Last updated
2012-06-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01622686. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.