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CompletedNCT01474733Updated Oct 16, 2015

Effects of a Longitudinal Health Literacy Training Program on Family Medicine Residents

An interventional study of educational intervention in Health Literacy, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-10-16.

Sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

  1. Briefly describe the purpose of this protocol: This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational training program on the topic of health literacy for Family Medicine residents. The hypothesis being tested is that training residents about health literacy will result in improvements in residents' knowledge, skills, and attitudes with respect to health literacy.
  2. Briefly summarize how participants are recruited: OHSU Family Medicine Interns attending mandatory trainings on the topic of health literacy throughout the three years of the residency program will be invited to participate in the study.
  3. Briefly describe the procedures subjects will undergo: Completion of a short self-administered anonymous survey before and after a variety of learning sessions on the topic of health literacy.
  4. If applicable, briefly describe survey/interview instruments used: A 12-item pre-test questionnaire and 13-item post-test questionnaire designed to assess individuals' knowledge about health literacy, and intended clinical practices with respect to health literacy.
  5. If this is a clinical trial using an experimental drug and/or device, or an approved drug and/or device used for an unapproved purpose, briefly describe the drug and/or device: n/a
  6. Briefly describe how the data will be analyzed to address the purpose of the protocol: Demographics and responses to individual items will be reported as frequencies and percentages within the sample. We will use a chi-square analysis to stratify responses by demographic groups and t-tests to measure possible changes over time
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Conditions studied

  • Health Literacy

Keywords

  • resident education
  • health literacy
  • curriculum
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In context

Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University is the lead sponsor of 694 studies on the registry; 133 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

-Family medicine resident entering in summer 2011 at OHSU Department of Family Medicine

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
12 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    educational intervention

    participants undergo a series of educational interventions over 3 years

    Other: educational intervention

Interventions

  • Othereducational intervention

    series of lectures and workshops on health literacy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. knowledge about health literacy

    as measured by a standardized questionnaire

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. clear communication skills

    As measured by performance on an OSCE

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • OHSU Richmond Clinic
    Portland, Oregon 97202, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 16, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01474733
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Responsible party
Cliff Coleman (Principal Investigator, Oregon Health and Science University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 18, 2011
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion
Jul 2014
Completion
Jul 2014
Last update
Oct 16, 2015

Study contacts

Clifford A Coleman, MD, MPH
principal investigator · Oregon Health and Science University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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