Health Literacy Project

Launched by DUKE UNIVERSITY · Oct 8, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The Health Literacy Project is a clinical trial that aims to improve understanding and attitudes about epilepsy among teenagers. The study will provide educational sessions to help adolescents, aged 12 to 18, learn more about their condition and how to manage it. Researchers want to see if better knowledge and attitudes can lead to teens taking their medications more regularly and feeling less stigma about their epilepsy.

To be part of this study, participants need to be diagnosed with epilepsy and be able to communicate in English, Runyankole, or Luganda. They also need permission from a parent or guardian. The study is not recruiting participants yet, but once it starts, eligible teens can expect to engage in educational activities and share their thoughts through surveys that will help researchers understand how the intervention affects their knowledge and experiences with epilepsy.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adolescents with a diagnosis of epilepsy attending a clinic at one of the study sites.
• • Ages 12-18 years
• • Ability and willingness to provide informed assent and guardian consent to participate in the study.
• • English, Runyankole or Luganda language proficiency.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or assent to participate in the study.
• • Developmental/cognitive challenges that hinder participation in the intervention or completion of surveys.