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NCT Number: NCT07060326

Digital Literacy in Caregivers of Pediatric Surgery Patients

The purpose of this study is to describe the digital literacy of caregivers of pediatric surgical patients. The investigators hypothesize that caregivers of minority race, language of care other than English, and low neighborhood opportunity will have lower prevalence of digital literacy.

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Key information

Conditions

Digital Literacy Pediatric Surgery

Age range

0 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Catherine Roth, MPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

614-722-2997

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Caregivers of children <18 presenting for surgery at NCH. Primary language must be English, Spanish, Arabi, Nepali, or Somali.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who are 18 years of age or older. Wards of the state. Patients who are missing address information.

Treatment and study plan

Survey using a questionnaire.

Other

REDCap Survey

Primary outcomes

  1. EDLQ digital literacy scores

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

Secondary outcomes

  1. eHEALS Health Literacy scores

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of perioperative time.

    eHEALS Health Literacy scores across three domains: information and communication, content creation and management, safety and security.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Catherine Roth, MPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

614-722-2997

Julie Rice-Weimer, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

614-370-4199

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brittany Willer

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jul 11, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 11, 2025

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