Health Literacy and Self-efficacy Expectations in Patients With Alcohol-related Liver Cirrhosis

Gesundheitskompetenz Und Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung Bei PatientInnen Mit Alkoholbedingter Leberzirrhose

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07169526

Acronym

GESA

Enrollment

200

Registered

2025-09-11

Start date

2025-08-11

Completion date

2026-10-31

Last updated

2025-09-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ALD - Alcoholic Liver Disease, Health Literacy, Liver Cirrhosis, Self-Efficacy

Brief summary

The goal of this observational study is to quantify the health literacy and self-efficacy in people with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* age (18-99) * liver cirrhosis

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * insufficient german

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Level of self-efficacy at baseline, assessed using the Scale for General Self-Efficacy (Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung)	baseline
Level of health literacy at baseline, assessed using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47)	baseline

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Occurrence of hepatic decompensation or liver-related death	until end of study
Rehospitalization due to liver-related complications	Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)
Hepatic decompensation episodes	Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)
Level of quality of life, assessed using the [e.g., SF-36 Questionnaire]	baseline

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactBenjamin Prof. Dr. med. Maasoumy, Prof. Dr. med.

maasoumy.benjamin@mh-hannover.de+495115326529

Outcome results