NCT03109145

MyHealtheVet to Enable Shared Decision Making Regarding Menopausal in Postmenopausal Women Veterans (MEANS)

MyHealtheVet to Enable Shared Decision Making Regarding Menopausal and Associated Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Veterans

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 859 (actual)
• Sponsor: Miami VA Healthcare System · Federal
• Sex: Female
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine the impact of educational secure messages on menopause. In particular, the investigators will examine whether the secure messages increase menopause knowledge and communication between patients and their providers.

Detailed description

The overall goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of the MEANS (MyHealtheVet to Enable And Negotiate for Shared decision making) intervention in improving women's self-reported knowledge and rates of diagnosis and appropriate management of menopause symptoms. The proposed intervention is an educational and shared decision making platform for menopause symptoms to improve communication between patients and their providers regarding menopause symptoms. MEANS combines educational secure messages through the Veterans Affairs online Personal Health Record called MyHealtheVet, along with face-to-face and print interventions. MEANS will be applied in target population consisting of postmenopausal women Veterans ages 45 to 60 who receive primary care at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. This project will enroll women in MyHealtheVet, develop a library of menopause symptoms material for distribution, and evaluate how useful of MyHealtheVet use for educating and tracking women regarding menopause symptoms.

Conditions

• Menopause

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Menopause educational secure messaging	Participants read educational material about menopause and treatment option for menopause symptoms once a week using secure messaging on a electronic patient portal.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-01-31
• Completion: 2020-01-31
• First posted: 2017-04-12
• Last updated: 2021-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States