Evaluating a Low-Literacy Discharge Medication Education Tool

NCT ID: NCT00408733

Last Updated: 2008-01-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

287 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-08-31

Brief Summary

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Recent studies have demonstrated that patients sub-optimally understand hospital discharge medication instructions Health literacy has been shown to be an important factor in patient understanding of medical information , and following medication instructions.

The primary aim of this project is to test the efficacy of a low-literacy discharge medication education tool on medication adherence, and patient knowledge and understanding of inpatient discharge medications, in a low-income population with low health literacy levels. This evaluation is a prospective trial with patients randomly assigned to either receiving this tool or receiving the current standard of care. Given the complexity of the discharge medication regimen for the conditions of congestive heart failure (CHF) and coronary artery disease (CAD), and the proven effectiveness of these medications in the post discharge period, this trial will focus on the subpopulation of patients hospitalized with these two conditions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Congestive Heart Failure Coronary Artery Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

2

Intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Medication Education Tool

Intervention Type OTHER

Picture and Icon-based Customizable Educational Tool

Interventions

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Medication Education Tool

Picture and Icon-based Customizable Educational Tool

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or greater
* Admission to the internal medical or cardiology services at LAC/USC Medical Center
* Discharge directly from the medical service to home
* During admission, being evaluated or treated for congestive heart failure or coronary artery disease.


* Performing the patient education at hospital discharge for a patient enrolled in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Moderate or severe cognitive dysfunction
* Severe psychiatric disability such that the patient has, or there is an application for, a conservator, or any psychiatric illness with current psychotic features
* Not having speaking proficiency in either English or Spanish language.
* If the patient was previously enrolled in the study on a prior hospitalization, he or she will also be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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UCLA

Principal Investigators

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Kristina M Cordasco, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

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Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Cordasco KM, Asch SM, Bell DS, Guterman JJ, Gross-Schulman S, Ramer L, Elkayam U, Franco I, Leatherwood CL, Mangione CM. A low-literacy medication education tool for safety-net hospital patients. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Dec;37(6 Suppl 1):S209-16. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.018.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19896021 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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G06-09-104-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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