NCT03156634

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

Completed NA Last updated 23 April 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing PALS in Patient Education in 118 participants. Completed in 31 December 2017.

Timeline

15 April 2017

Primary endpoint
31 December 2017

31 December 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	118
Start date	15 April 2017
Primary completion	31 December 2017
Estimated completion	31 December 2017
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• PALS
• WebMD

Conditions studied

• Patient Education — all drugs for Patient Education →

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Patient Education. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

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.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Evaluation of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) to improve knowledge acquisition, retention, and medication decision making among hypertensive adults: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.
   Carmel AS, Cornelius-Schecter A, Frankel B, Jannat-Khah D, et al · · 2019 · cited 16× · PMID 30928344 · DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2019.03.001