NCT03826056

Neurology Inpatient Clinical Education Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a personalized patient education program to the current hospital education and evaluate its impact using patient satisfaction scores. The investigators hypothesize that a personalized patient education intervention will increase patient's understanding of their diagnosis and satisfaction with the care as reflected in the survey results.

Conditions

• Myasthenia Gravis
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Seizures
• Parkinsonism
• Meningitis
• Encephalitis
• Headache
• Vestibular Disorder
• Spondylosis
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Current standard discharge educational intervention	The patients will receive the current hospital standard discharge educational material which explains the diagnosis, new medications, follow up and any activity/diet restrictions. A member of the study team will explain this material to the patient and answer any questions.
BEHAVIORAL	Personalized discharge educational intervention	The patients will receive a new personalized discharge educational material which will explain the specifics of their disorder, the treatment, and prognosis. The materials will contain simple, organized explanations and graphics. A member of the study team will explain this material to the patient and answer any questions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-07
• Completion: 2021-12-07
• First posted: 2019-02-01
• Last updated: 2022-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States