Website for Adolescents About Pediatric Clinical Trials

Web-based Resource for Children and Adolescents About Clinical Research

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of DigiKnowIt News: Teen with parent-adolescent pairs.

Parent-adolescent pairs (N=180) will be recruited to participate in a randomized controlled trial. Parent consent and parent permission and youth assent will be sought. Participant pairs will be randomized into one of two study arms: intervention and wait-list control. All participants will complete a web-based pre-test questionnaire. Youth and parents in the intervention group will then receive access to DigiKnowIt News: Teen for one week. Approximately one week after completing the pre-test questionnaire, all participants will complete a web-based post-test questionnaire (the post-test for the intervention group will include Consumer Satisfaction Questions). Youth and parents in the wait-list control group will then receive access to DigiKnowIt News: Teen for one week. After one week, they will be asked to complete a Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult participant is a parent or legal guardian of adolescent participant;
• Adolescent participant is within the ages of 12-17 years;
• Parent-adolescent pair has access to a computer or tablet with internet connection
• Parent-adolescent pair is fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent participant has previously participated in a clinical trial after kindergarten.