NCT06138184

Learning Theory Patient Education for Anticoagulants

Patient Education for Anticoagulants Using Learning Theories - a Pilot Study

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Utah · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a randomized control trial evaluating the educational tool for anticoagulated patients. Participants will be randomized to use new educational materials or current existing educational materials and answer survey questions.

Detailed description

Eligible patients will be randomized using stratified block randomization to control for the type of anticoagulant (warfarin vs. DOAC) and status (naïve vs. experienced) to either the education intervention from Aim 2 or standard of care Data will be collected via online surveys before the intervention, immediately after, and then 3 months after the intervention. Patients at the University of Utah Thrombosis Clinic will be recruited.

Conditions

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Anticoagulation Educational Materials	This includes new web-based patient educational materials that have been developed prior to the start of the study
BEHAVIORAL	Control Group: Standard of Care	This will be the current practice for patient education

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2023-11-18
• Last updated: 2025-12-17