MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01050465 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 15, 2010
Last Update Posted
: September 30, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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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 | Not Applicable |
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.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 907 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Real World Approach for Clinic Use |
Study Start Date : | May 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2010 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: email
Patients randomized to this arm will receive an email health information prescription.
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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.
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Active Comparator: paper
Patients randomized to this arm will receive a paper health information prescription.
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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.
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- seeking information using MedlinePlus [ Time Frame: clicks will be tracked on the website when they occur ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- one of the 40 target health conditions.
Exclusion Criteria
- absence of at least one of the target 40 conditions

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
Principal Investigator: | Robert Hodge, MD | University of Missouri-Columbia |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01050465 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HHSN276200800445P |
First Posted: | January 15, 2010 Key Record Dates |
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 Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Back Pain Osteoporosis Sleep Apnea, Obstructive |
Rhinitis Headache Rhinitis, Allergic Diarrhea Fibromyalgia Urinary Incontinence Enuresis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Hyperplasia Gastroesophageal Reflux Urinary Tract Infections Hyperlipidemias Hyperlipoproteinemias Acne Vulgaris Prostatic Hyperplasia |