Adapting Enhanced Recovery Programs for Low Health Literacy Patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The project aims to adapt existing enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) so they fit patients with low health literacy. It uses VISACT—visual aids, coaching for providers, and organizational training in health literacy—to improve ERP fidelity and surgical outcomes. A pilot trial will test the VISACT intervention within ERP pathways, laying the groundwork for a larger multi-institutional study. The work seeks to reduce disparities in surgical outcomes by improving how ERPs are delivered to this population.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients \>= 18 years of age undergoing surgery under an enhanced recovery program (ERPs)
* Adult caregivers/providers, organizational leaders, \>= 18 years of age with direct or indirect involvement with ERP implementation
* All genders
* All race/ethnicities
* Able to consent
* English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

* Child (\<18 years of age)
* Patients undergoing operations not included under ERPs
* Participants unable to consent for the study
* Participants whose mental state excludes them from being able to understand contents of the informed consent form and/or patients whose family members or patient representative do not wish for them to participate in the study

Where it's running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Daniel I Chu, MD — University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Study coordinator: Daniel I Chu, MD
• Email: dchu@uab.edu
• Phone: 205-975-1932

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.