Effect of Communicating Structured Benefit and Harm Information in European Patient Leaflets on Individuals' Expectations About Medicines

NCT ID: NCT07061197

Last Updated: 2025-07-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-31

Study Completion Date

2025-08-31

Brief Summary

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This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether adding a key information section to patient information leaflets leads to more accurate expectations and improves participants' understanding. We will test the impact of including quantitative information on drug benefits in addition to qualitative statements, versus including qualitative statements only. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) a standard patient leaflet that contains no information on drug benefits, (2) a leaflet featuring a key information section that includes qualitative statements about drug benefits, or (3) a leaflet featuring a key information section that includes quantitative information about drug benefits in addition to qualitative statements.

Detailed Description

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Currently, European legislation requires that patient information leaflets accompanying all prescription medicines list the adverse effects of the medicine and provide guidance on its safe and appropriate use. In 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) launched a public consultation on a proposal to include a new 'key information section' in the patient leaflets across Europe. A key information section is intended to help users quickly access non-promotional information about both the drug benefits and risks of a drug.

This study aims to evaluate the effect of including information about drug benefits, either qualitatively or both qualitatively and quantitatively, on individuals' expectations of a new cancer drug, using the European patient leaflet.

In this online randomized controlled trial, a nationally representative sample of adults from the United Kingdom will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 versions of a patient leaflet: (1) the standard patient information leaflet (control), (2) a leaflet with the EMA's proposed key information section containing qualitative statements, or (3) a leaflet with a key information section providing both qualitative and quantitative data on the drug's benefits and harms. The patient leaflet used in the study was for a cancer drug (tivozanib).

The primary outcome is participants' expectations regarding the drug's benefits and harms. Secondary outcomes include participants' understanding of the information, participants perceived magnitude of the drug's benefits and harms, and their satisfaction with the leaflet content.

Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors
Double-blind

Study Groups

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Control (standard patient leaflet)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control (standard patient leaflet)

Intervention Type OTHER

The standard patient information leaflet for a recently approved cancer drug, tivozanib (Fotivda), obtained electronically from the EMA website. The standard patient information does not contain structured benefit information.

Patient leaflet with the EMA's proposed key information section including qualitative statements

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Patient leaflet with the EMA's proposed key information section including qualitative statements.

Intervention Type OTHER

The standard patient leaflet supplemented with a key information section. This section included qualitative descriptions of the goal of treatment, the main benefits, contraindications, and the most serious side effects. The content was designed to reflect the EMA's proposed format for improving the patient information leaflet.

Patient leaflet with a key information section providing qualitative and quantitative information

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Patient leaflet with a key information section providing both qualitative and quantitative information on drug benefits and harms.

Intervention Type OTHER

The standard patient leaflet, supplemented with a key information section including quantitative data on the drug's main benefits and side effects, presented in a summary table format. This section provided structured information about the indication and goal of treatment, how the drug was studied (the comparator treatment and number of patients enrolled in the clinical trial that supported the drug's approval), and data on the drug's benefits and side effects.

Interventions

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Patient leaflet with the EMA's proposed key information section including qualitative statements.

The standard patient leaflet supplemented with a key information section. This section included qualitative descriptions of the goal of treatment, the main benefits, contraindications, and the most serious side effects. The content was designed to reflect the EMA's proposed format for improving the patient information leaflet.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control (standard patient leaflet)

The standard patient information leaflet for a recently approved cancer drug, tivozanib (Fotivda), obtained electronically from the EMA website. The standard patient information does not contain structured benefit information.

Intervention Type OTHER

Patient leaflet with a key information section providing both qualitative and quantitative information on drug benefits and harms.

The standard patient leaflet, supplemented with a key information section including quantitative data on the drug's main benefits and side effects, presented in a summary table format. This section provided structured information about the indication and goal of treatment, how the drug was studied (the comparator treatment and number of patients enrolled in the clinical trial that supported the drug's approval), and data on the drug's benefits and side effects.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults 18 years of age and older,
* Adults fluent in English,
* Adults residing in the United Kingdom (i.e., nationally representative sample of UK adults).

Exclusion critera:
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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King's College London

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London School of Economics and Political Science

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Avi Cherla

Role: CONTACT

16172011718

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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494342

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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