A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Video vs Text-Based Education in Heart Failure (EDUCATE-HF)

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heart Failure

Treatments: Other: Post-questionnaire; Other: Baseline questionnaires

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05947799

69691

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study seeking to compare the change in overall heart failure (HF) knowledge score and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Participants will be randomized to watching and reading different combinations of video-based education modules and text-based education modules. Participants will be asked to answer questions about their familiarity with heart failure medications and management before and after the said education modules.

Full description

This study compares the change in heart failure (HF) knowledge and participant preference between video-based and text-based HF education modules. Educational material regarding two different topics - heart failure self-monitoring and medication management - has been developed in two different formats: animated educational videos and text-based documents. Both formats contain the same information. In this study, participants will be randomized to either watching or reading different combinations of the education for these two topics to better understand which educational tool - animated videos or text-based - is preferred by participants and leads to greater educational attainment. Educational attainment is evaluated by pre and post questions about both topics.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF <50%)

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who have the inability to independently read or answer written questions in English and are non-conversant in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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130 participants in 4 patient groups

Video medication module then text self-monitoring module

Other group

Description:

Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure medications followed by a online text document on heart failure self-monitoring.

Treatment:

Other: Baseline questionnaires

Other: Post-questionnaire

Text medication module then video self-monitoring module

Other group

Description:

Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure medications followed by a online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring.

Treatment:

Other: Baseline questionnaires

Other: Post-questionnaire

Video self-monitoring module then text medication module

Other group

Description:

Patients are provided education via an online animated video on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online text document on heart failure medications.

Treatment:

Other: Baseline questionnaires

Other: Post-questionnaire

Text self-monitoring module then video medication module

Other group

Description:

Patients are provided education via an online text document on heart failure self-monitoring followed by a online animated video on heart failure medication management.

Treatment:

Other: Baseline questionnaires

Other: Post-questionnaire