Comparison of Video-Based Versus Written Patient Education on Atopic Dermatitis

NCT ID: NCT00826592

Last Updated: 2015-04-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2009-08-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' knowledge of atopic dermatitis and their disease severity, measured by the Patient-oriented Eczema Measure (POEM), after viewing the educational materials.

Detailed Description

We plan to conduct a randomized, controlled trial comparing the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' understanding of atopic dermatitis and their disease severity.

Subjects randomized to the video-based education arm will be instructed to watch a video on the classifications, aggravating factors, and treatment of atopic dermatitis. Subjects randomized to the written education arm will receive written information on the classifications, aggravating factors, and treatment of atopic dermatitis. The contents of the video and the written educational materials will be comparable.

At the end of the study period, 3 months later, subjects will be interviewed regarding their comprehension and attitude towards video-based and written education materials. Additionally, we will use the Patient-oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) questionnaire to assess the difference in subjects' disease severity between the 2 arms.

Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis; Atopic Eczema; Infantile Eczema; Hand Eczema

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Video-based education arm

Subjects receiving the video-based educational material

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Patient Educational Materials

Intervention Type: OTHER

In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on atopic dermatitis. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on atopic dermatitis.

Written education arm:

Subjects receiving the written educational material

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Patient Educational Materials

Intervention Type: OTHER

In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on atopic dermatitis. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on atopic dermatitis.

Interventions

Patient Educational Materials

In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on atopic dermatitis. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on atopic dermatitis.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Patient educational materials on atopic dermatitis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older at time of consent, may be men or women.
• Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
• Capable of giving informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking individuals.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of California, Davis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

April Armstrong, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Davis

Locations

University of California Davis Department of Dermatology

Sacramento, California, United States

Countries

United States

Related Links

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/dermatology/research/clinical

University of California-Davis Department of Dermatology Clinical Research

Other Identifiers

200816693-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id