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MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01050465

First Posted: January 15, 2010

Last Update Posted: September 30, 2016

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Collaborator:

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

University of Missouri-Columbia

Purpose

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.

Condition	Intervention
Acne Vulgaris Allergic Rhinitis Anxiety Asthma Back Pain Prostatic Hyperplasia Bursitis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cough Coronary Artery Disease Depression Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Gastroesophageal Reflux Fibromyalgia Headache HIV Infections Hypothyroidism Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Influenza Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Irritable Bowel Syndrome Migraine Disorders Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnea Osteoarthritis Senile Osteoporosis Shoulder Pain Sinusitis Smoking Cessation Tobacco Use Cessation Menopause Urinary Incontinence Urinary Tract Infection Vaginitis Vertigo	Other: health information prescription

Condition

Intervention

Acne Vulgaris Allergic Rhinitis Anxiety Asthma Back Pain Prostatic Hyperplasia Bursitis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cough Coronary Artery Disease Depression Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Gastroesophageal Reflux Fibromyalgia Headache HIV Infections Hypothyroidism Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Influenza Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Irritable Bowel Syndrome Migraine Disorders Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnea Osteoarthritis Senile Osteoporosis Shoulder Pain Sinusitis Smoking Cessation Tobacco Use Cessation Menopause Urinary Incontinence Urinary Tract Infection Vaginitis Vertigo

Other: health information prescription


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label)
Official Title:	MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Real World Approach for Clinic Use

Further study details as provided by University of Missouri-Columbia:

Primary Outcome Measures:

seeking information using MedlinePlus [ Time Frame: clicks will be tracked on the website when they occur ]


Enrollment:	907
Study Start Date:	May 2009
Study Completion Date:	December 2010
Primary Completion Date:	October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: email Patients randomized to this arm will receive an email health information prescription.	Other: health information prescription Patients randomized to the email arm will receive a health information prescription via email on a health care topic following their clinic visit. Patients randomized to the paper arm will receive a health information prescription on paper on a health care topic following their clinic visit.
Active Comparator: paper Patients randomized to this arm will receive a paper health information prescription.	Other: health information prescription Patients randomized to the email arm will receive a health information prescription via email on a health care topic following their clinic visit. Patients randomized to the paper arm will receive a health information prescription on paper on a health care topic following their clinic visit.

Detailed Description:

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.

Primary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to seek information using MedlinePlus compared with individuals in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription.

Secondary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to have successful behavioral outcome measures as those in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription.

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

one of the 40 target health conditions.

Exclusion Criteria

- absence of at least one of the target 40 conditions

Contacts and Locations

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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01050465

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Missouri-Columbia

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Robert Hodge, MD	University of Missouri-Columbia

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Coberly E, Boren SA, Mittal M, Davis JW, Scoville C, Chitima-Matsiga R, Ge B, Cullina A, Logan RA, Steinmann WC, Hodge RH. MedlinePlus-based health information prescriptions: a comparison of email vs paper delivery. Inform Prim Care. 2012;20(3):197-205.


Responsible Party:	University of Missouri-Columbia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01050465 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	HHSN276200800445P
First Submitted:	January 13, 2010
First Posted:	January 15, 2010
Last Update Posted:	September 30, 2016
Last Verified:	September 2016
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD:	No

Keywords provided by University of Missouri-Columbia:


HIV Knee pain Colonoscopy Mammography Vaccination

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Disease Infection Communicable Diseases Diabetes Mellitus Osteoarthritis Lung Diseases HIV Infections Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Back Pain Osteoporosis Sleep Apnea, Obstructive	Rhinitis Headache Rhinitis, Allergic Diarrhea Fibromyalgia Urinary Incontinence Enuresis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Hyperplasia Gastroesophageal Reflux Hyperlipidemias Hyperlipoproteinemias Urinary Tract Infections Acne Vulgaris Prostatic Hyperplasia

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