Enhancing Patient Ability to Understand and Utilize Complex Information Concerning Medication Self-management

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Rheumatoid Arthritis

In brief

The aim of the proposed project is to compare the effectiveness of two strategies designed to enhance patient understanding of medication risks/benefits: (1) Medication Guides, mandated for many medications by the Food and Drug Administration and (2) Drug Facts Boxes, developed by Woloshin and Schwartz to enhance the usability of consumer medication information. The investigators will also assess whether the effectiveness of these communication strategies can be increased by Gist Reasoning Training, which is designed to enhance patients' ability to extract meaningful gist from complex information.The investigators anticipate enrolling 300 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. The study will use a randomized controlled trial design with four study arms. Data will be collected primarily via self-administered, Internet-based surveys using REDCap. All participants will be followed for 6 months after the completion of baseline data collection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02820038

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

286

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older
• Able to speak and read in English
• Physician confirmed RA define by 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria
• Moderate or highly active rheumatoid arthritis (assess by Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) score > 2.0) and
• Physician indicates patient is a candidate for initiation or escalation of Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy

You may not qualify if…

• Hearing or visually impaired

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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