Impact of Online Medical Misinformation | NCT07601308

Studies
Impact of Online Medical Misinformation

NCT07601308

Sponsor

Alexandria University

Status

Recruiting

Last Update Posted

Jul 7, 2026Actual

Enrollment

402Estimated

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Medical Misinformation
Medication Adherence
Health-Seeking Behavior
Chronic Diseases
Diabetes (DM)
Hypertension (HTN)

Interventions

None (observational)

Countries

Egypt

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

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Annotation Section

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Document Section

No data available

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Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

May 2026

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Recruiting

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

May 20, 2026Actual

Primary Completion Date

Jun 30, 2026Actual

Completion Date

Jul 30, 2026Estimated

First Submitted Date

May 9, 2026

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2026

First Posted Date

May 22, 2026Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Jul 4, 2026

Last Update Posted Date

Jul 7, 2026Actual

Sponsor/Collaborators Module

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Mohamed Fakhry Ahmed Salem, Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Alexandria UniversityPrincipal Investigator

Lead Sponsor

Alexandria UniversityOTHER

Collaborators

Not provided

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

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Product Exported from US

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FDAAA801 Violation

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Description Module

Brief Summary

A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among adult patients diagnosed with chronic diseases to assess the impact of online medical misinformation on medication adherence, treatment decision-making, and health care-seeking behavior.

Detailed Description

Not provided

Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

402Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Single Cohort: Adults With Chronic Diseases Exposed to Online Medical Information			Other: None (observational)

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
None (observational)	Other	None (observational)	Single Cohort: Adults With Chronic Diseases Exposed to Online Medical Information

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Medication Adherence (MARS-5 Score)	Description: Measures adherence to prescribed medications	At baseline survey assessment
Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Score		At baseline survey assessment
Treatment Decision Changes (OHIU-CD Subscale)	Measures changes in treatment decisions influenced by online information	At baseline survey assessment

Secondary Outcomes

Not provided

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adults ≥ 18 years
Disease duration ≥ 6 months
Social media use at least once weekly
Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

Not provided

Standard Ages

AdultOlder Adult

Study Population

Adult patients with chronic diseases attending outpatient clinics, who actively use social media and are exposed to online medical information.

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Extension	Email
Mohamed Fakhry Ahmed Salem, PhD	Contact	+201286038014		Mohamed.Fakhry@alexu.edu.eg
Ahmed Salem	Contact			Mohamed.Fakhry@alexu.edu.eg

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Mohamed Fakhry Ahmed Salem, PHD	Alexandria University	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University	Recruiting	Alexandria	Alexandria Governorate	21511	Egypt

IPD Sharing Statement Module

Plan to Share IPD

Description

Not provided

Types

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Time Frame

Not provided

Access Criteria

Not provided

URL

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Condition Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D055118	Medication Adherence
D015438	Health Behavior
D002908	Chronic Disease
D003920	Diabetes Mellitus
D006973	Hypertension

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D010349	Patient Compliance
D010342	Patient Acceptance of Health Care
D000074822	Treatment Adherence and Compliance
D001519	Behavior

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