The Impact of a Serious Game on Improving Patient's Medication Knowledge

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01786044

Enrollment

850

Registered

2013-02-07

Start date

2014-03-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2017-03-22

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Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

patient education, primary health care

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an interactive educational program delivered through a patient portal on patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMasterMed

An online interactive educational program

BEHAVIORALUsual Care

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. MGH Internal Medical Associates patients 2. are age of 18 or older, 3. have at least two medications on their medication list that match our pre-selected medications, 4. have at least three medical conditions on their problem list that match our pre-selected medical conditions, 5. have at least three medications documented on their medication list, and 6. list English as their primary language.

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
medication knowledge	3 months
medication adherence	3 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026