Effects of a Longitudinal Health Literacy Training Program on Family Medicine Residents

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Cliff Coleman, Oregon Health and Science University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01474733

First received: November 15, 2011

Last updated: November 17, 2011

Last verified: November 2011

History of Changes

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

November 15, 2011

Last Updated Date

November 17, 2011

Start Date ^ICMJE

November 2011

Estimated Primary Completion Date

July 2014 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

knowledge about health literacy [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

as measured by a standardized questionnaire

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01474733 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

clear communication skills [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

As measured by performance on an OSCE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Effects of a Longitudinal Health Literacy Training Program on Family Medicine Residents

Official Title ^ICMJE

Effects of a Longitudinal Health Literacy Training Program on Family Medicine Residents

Brief Summary

Briefly describe the purpose of this protocol: This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational training program on the topic of health literacy for Family Medicine residents. The hypothesis being tested is that training residents about health literacy will result in improvements in residents' knowledge, skills, and attitudes with respect to health literacy.
Briefly summarize how participants are recruited: OHSU Family Medicine Interns attending mandatory trainings on the topic of health literacy throughout the three years of the residency program will be invited to participate in the study.
Briefly describe the procedures subjects will undergo: Completion of a short self-administered anonymous survey before and after a variety of learning sessions on the topic of health literacy.
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.
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
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. We will use a chi-square analysis to stratify responses by demographic groups and t-tests to measure possible changes over time

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Not Provided

Study Design ^ICMJE

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

Condition ^ICMJE

Health Literacy

Intervention ^ICMJE

Other: educational intervention

series of lectures and workshops on health literacy

Study Arm (s)

Experimental: educational intervention

participants undergo a series of educational interventions over 3 years

Intervention: Other: educational intervention

Publications *

Not Provided

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Enrolling by invitation

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

Estimated Completion Date

July 2014

Estimated Primary Completion Date

July 2014 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

-Family medicine resident entering in summer 2011 at OHSU Department of Family Medicine

Gender

Both

Ages

20 Years to 50 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT01474733

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

OHSU IRB#00008039

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Responsible Party

Cliff Coleman, Oregon Health and Science University

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Oregon Health and Science University

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Clifford A Coleman, MD, MPH

Oregon Health and Science University

Information Provided By

Oregon Health and Science University

Verification Date

November 2011

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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