NCT04823975

Improving Health Insurance Literacy Among Utah's Hispanic Population

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 9 October 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Health Insurance Education Program (HIEP) in Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice in 12 participants. Completed in 1 June 2024.

Timeline

20 April 2023

Primary endpoint
12 April 2024

1 June 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Utah
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	12
Start date	20 April 2023
Primary completion	12 April 2024
Estimated completion	1 June 2024
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Health Insurance Education Program (HIEP)

Conditions studied

• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice — all drugs for Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice →

Sponsor

University of Utah

Who can join

Adults 18 to 64, any sex, with Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Number of Enrolled Individuals Primary · Post-Assessment survey (Weeks 19 (+/- 2 weeks))

A count of the individuals who enrolled in the study.

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	9

Number of Completed Sessions Per Enrolled Individual Primary · Post-Assessment survey (Weeks 19 (+/- 2 weeks))

The average number of completed sessions per individual enrolled in the study.

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	0.83	± 0.39

Changes in the Health Insurance Literacy Measure Based on Age Group Secondary · Baseline (Week 0) and Post Assessment survey (Weeks 19 (+/- 2 weeks))

Differences between Health Insurance Literacy Measure (HILM) reported at the baseline and post-assessment survey. Differences will be examined by age. Lower scores indicate lower health insurance literacy, higher scores are better. Scores could range from 6 to 24. We report on a limited number of item from the Health Insurance Literacy Measure. We will report mean and standard deviation at both time points.

Age 18-25

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	10.5	± 6.36

Age 26-64

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	4.33	± 3.50

Changes in the Health Insurance Literacy Measure Based on Language Spoken Secondary · Baseline (Week 0) and Post Assessment survey (Weeks 19 (+/- 2 weeks))

Differences between Health Insurance Literacy Measure (HILM) reported at the baseline and post-assessment survey. Differences will be examined by language spoken. Lower scores indicate lower health insurance literacy, higher scores are better. Scores could range from 6 to 24. We report on a limited number of item from the Health Insurance Literacy Measure. We will report mean and standard deviation at both time points.

English Speaking Preferred

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	9.00	± 4.06

Spanish Speaking Preferred

Group	Value	95% CI
HIEP Intervention	3.25	± 3.77

Sponsor's own description

This is a test of an existing health insurance education program (HIEP) in the Utah Hispanic community (aged 18-64). The study will evaluate whether the HIEP delivered by Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP) staff improves participants' health insurance and cost-related literacy. Participants will complete a brief baseline survey, be guided through the HIEP by UHPP staff, and complete a brief survey after completing the sessions.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.