Hepatitis C-Video vs. Brochure Education Delivery

April 15, 2022 updated by: Andrew Talal, State University of New York at Buffalo

A Prospective Study Showing the Effect of Video Interactive Education on Medical Decision Making in Patients on Opiate Replacement Therapy (ORT) With a History of Hepatitis C

The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective way to give patients information regarding hepatitis C virus infection. The investigators plan to compare the information retained by some patients who are given a brochure alone versus patients who watch an interactive video about hepatitis C.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Subjects will complete 3 questionnaires, including one about knowledge of Hepatitis C. The subject will then either watch a video or read a brochure about Hepatitis C, then take the same questionnaire again. The subject will then return in one month to take the Hepatitis C questionnaire again.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

176

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

    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14203
        • University at Buffalo
      • Orchard Park, New York, United States, 14127
        • BestSelf Behavioral Health

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently on active treatment for opioid addiction/use
  • English as 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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Brochure intervention
Subjects will be asked to read an educational brochure about Hepatitis C
Subjects will receive information about Hepatitis C through a brochure
Experimental: Video intervention
Subjects will be asked to watch an educational video about Hepatitis C
Subjects will receive information about Hepatitis C through a video

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improved score on HCV Knowledge Questionnaire
Time Frame: 4-6 weeks
subjects will be tested on their knowledge of Hepatitis C before and after educational intervention using a 25 question questionnaire
4-6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrew Talal, MD, Suny University at Buffalo

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 (Actual)

November 27, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 16, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

December 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 19, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

IPD will not be shared

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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