A Pilot Study of the Impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on Knowledge Acquisition, Recall, and Decision Making

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Conditions studied: Patient Education

In brief

This is a randomized pilot study comparing the impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on knowledge acquisition, recall, and decision making about antihypertensive medication compared to an established online health information system (WebMD). We will also compare the two systems with regard to user experience measures such as understandability and trust.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03156634

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

118

Starts

2017-04-15

Expected to finish

2017-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA) patients with hypertension who have been prescribed any antihypertensive medicine except chlorthalidone.
• Patients who meet the criteria above and are English speaking and without cognitive impairment or other medical condition that would impair or preclude their ability to participate (such as a serious medical condition).

You may not qualify if…

• WCIMA patients without hypertension
• WCIMA patients with hypertension who have not been prescribed antihypertensive medicine
• Patients who are non-English speaking
• Patients with cognitive impairment or other medical condition that would impair or preclude their ability to participate (such as a serious medical condition).

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates — New York, New York, United States

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