Use of a Training Video to Teach Medical Students About Health Literacy

Health Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Use of a Training Video to Teach Medical Students About Health Literacy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01460953
• Other study ID #: OHSU IRB00007828
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 25, 2011
• Last updated: October 14, 2015
• Start date: October 2011
• Est. completion date: October 2012

Study information

• Verified date: October 2015
• Source: Oregon Health and Science University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

1. Briefly describe the purpose of this protocol: This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational training video on the topic of health literacy for medical students.

2. Briefly summarize how participants are recruited: OHSU medical students attending mandatory trainings on the topic of health literacy during the 1st and 2nd years of medical school will be invited to participate in the study.

3. Briefly describe the procedures subjects will undergo: Completion of a short self-administered anonymous survey before and after viewing a 23-minute video about health literacy.

4. If applicable, briefly describe survey/interview instruments used: A 12-item pre-test questionnaire and 13-item post-test questionnaire designed to assess individuals' knowledge about health literacy, and intended clinical practices with respect to health literacy.

5. If this is a clinical trial using an experimental drug and/or device, or an approved drug and/or device used for an unapproved purpose, briefly describe the drug and/or device: n/a

6. Briefly describe how the data will be analyzed to address the purpose of the protocol:

Demographics and responses to individual items will be reported as frequencies and percentages within the sample. The investigators will use a chi-square analysis to stratify responses by demographic groups and t-tests to measure possible changes over time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 110
• Est. completion date: October 2012
• Est. primary completion date: October 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1st-year medical student at OHSU

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Literacy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• health literacy training video
participants will watch a training video

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	OHSU School of Medicine	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Health and Science University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in knowledge	The investigators will measure knowledge about health literacy before and after an educational intervention	immediately following the intervention, and at 12-month follow-up	No