A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Video vs Text-Based Education in Heart Failure (EDUCATE-HF)

This is a study seeking to compare the change in overall heart failure (HF) knowledge score and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Participants will be randomized to watching and reading different combinations of video-based education modules and text-based education modules. Participants will be asked to answer questions about their familiarity with heart failure medications and management before and after the said education modules.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Heart Failure
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Baseline questionnaires; Other: Post-questionnaire

Detailed Description

This study compares the change in heart failure (HF) knowledge and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Educational material regarding two different topics - heart failure self-monitoring and medication management - has been developed in two different formats: animated educational videos and text-based documents. Both formats contain the same information. In this study, participants will be randomized to either watching or reading different combinations of the education for these two topics to better understand which educational tool - animated videos or text-based - is preferred by participants and leads to greater educational attainment. Educational attainment is evaluated by pre and post questions about both topics.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 130
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
      • Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF <50%)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who have the inability to independently read or answer written questions in English and are non-conversant in English

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Video medication module then text self-monitoring module; Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure medications followed by a online text document on heart failure self-monitoring.	Other: Baseline questionnaires; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules.; Other: Post-questionnaire; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules.
Other: Text medication module then video self-monitoring module; Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure medications followed by a online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring.	Other: Baseline questionnaires; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules.; Other: Post-questionnaire; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules.
Other: Video self-monitoring module then text medication module; Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online text document on heart failure medications.	Other: Baseline questionnaires; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules.; Other: Post-questionnaire; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules.
Other: Text self-monitoring module then video medication module; Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online animated video on heart failure medication management.	Other: Baseline questionnaires; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management before watching/reading the educational modules.; Other: Post-questionnaire; Questionnaires asking about the participant's familiarity with heart failure medication and management after watching/reading the educational modules.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Heart Failure Knowledge Score Improvement	Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire about heart failure knowledge regarding medications and self-management	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Patient preference for heart failure education module	Likert scale of preference between video and text based modules	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in HF medication score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules	Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire related to heart failure medications	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in HF self-management score on knowledge assessment between video-based and text-based education modules	Change in percentage of correct answers on a questionnaire related to heart failure self-management	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF medications between video-based and text-based education modules	Difference in Likert scale of self-assessed knowledge of HF medications before and after educational modules	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion
Change in self-assessed knowledge of HF self-monitoring between video-based and text-based education modules	Difference in Likert scale of self-assessed knowledge of HF self-monitoring before and after educational modules	Collected immediately following patient educational module completion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Stanford University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Alexander Sandhu, MD, MS, Stanford University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 20, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 9, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 17, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 20, 2026
• Last Verified: March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Heart Failure Education
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Heart Failure
• Other Study ID Numbers: 69691

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No