The Impact of a "Serious Game" on Improving Patient's Medication Knowledge

March 21, 2017 updated by: William Lester, Massachusetts General Hospital
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an interactive educational program delivered through a patient portal on patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

850

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine Associates

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:

  1. MGH Internal Medical Associates patients
  2. are age of 18 or older,
  3. have at least two medications on their medication list that match our pre-selected medications,
  4. have at least three medical conditions on their problem list that match our pre-selected medical conditions,
  5. have at least three medications documented on their medication list, and
  6. list English as their primary language.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MasterMed
MasterMed, an online interactive educational program
Behavioral: MasterMed
An online interactive educational program
Placebo Comparator: Usual care
Access to an online patient portal
Behavioral: Usual Care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
medication knowledge
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
medication adherence
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William Lester, MD, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital, Laboratory of Computer Science

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

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 7, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 21, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MGH 2012-P-002093/1
  • PCHI MGH 2012-P-002093/1 (Other Grant/Funding Number: PCHI System Improvement Grant program)

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