The Impact of a "Serious Game" on Improving Patient's Medication Knowledge

NCT ID: NCT01786044

Last Updated: 2017-03-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

850 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an interactive educational program delivered through a patient portal on patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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MasterMed

MasterMed, an online interactive educational program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MasterMed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An online interactive educational program

Usual care

Access to an online patient portal

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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MasterMed

An online interactive educational program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. MGH Internal Medical Associates patients
2. are age of 18 or older,
3. have at least two medications on their medication list that match our pre-selected medications,
4. have at least three medical conditions on their problem list that match our pre-selected medical conditions,
5. have at least three medications documented on their medication list, and
6. list English as their primary language.

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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William Lester

Assistant in Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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William Lester, MD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital, Laboratory of Computer Science

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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PCHI MGH 2012-P-002093/1

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MGH 2012-P-002093/1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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