MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use

September 29, 2016 updated by: University of Missouri-Columbia

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

907

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • one of the 40 target health conditions.

Exclusion Criteria

- absence of at least one of the target 40 conditions

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: email
Patients randomized to this arm will receive an email health information prescription.
Other: health information prescription
Patients 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.
Active Comparator: paper
Patients randomized to this arm will receive a paper health information prescription.
Other: health information prescription
Patients 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
seeking information using MedlinePlus
Time Frame: clicks will be tracked on the website when they occur
clicks will be tracked on the website when they occur

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Missouri-Columbia

Collaborators

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Robert Hodge, MD, University of Missouri-Columbia

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HHSN276200800445P

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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