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PALS for Communication, Trust, and Health Literacy

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Waitlist Available
Led By Neil Lewis, PhD
Research Sponsored by Cornell University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 1, immediately after reading article
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a system that provides patients with reliable, easily understood health information to see if it reduces disparities in access to healthcare and leads to positive outcomes like increased trust in the medical system and better self-management.

Eligible Conditions
  • Communication
  • Trust
  • Health Literacy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 1, immediately after reading article
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 1, immediately after reading article for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
E-health usability
Knowledge
Physician trust
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Arm 2 - WebMDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
WebMD is a widely used educational platform for health information.
Group II: Arm 1 - Educational Platform, PALSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The Patient Activated Learning System is a free, health education platform written bu trusted MDs.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor
166 Previous Clinical Trials
14,089,628 Total Patients Enrolled
Neil Lewis, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorCornell University

Media Library

The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04212117 — N/A
Communication Research Study Groups: Arm 2 - WebMD, Arm 1 - Educational Platform, PALS
Communication Clinical Trial 2023: The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04212117 — N/A
The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04212117 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment for this clinical trial currently open?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research project is no longer accepting patients - the experiment was first posted in February 2020 and last edited in March 2022. Nonetheless, there are currently 53 other trials actively searching for volunteers."

Answered by AI
~45 spots leftby May 2025