NCT07601308Completed
Impact of Online Medical Misinformation
Online Health Misinformation and Its Association With Medication Adherence, Treatment Decision-making, and Health Care-Seeking Behavior Among Patients With Chronic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 402 (actual)
- First submitted
- 9 May 2026
- Start date
- 20 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Alexandria University
- Diseases
- High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT07601308
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 402
- From 20 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders
Who the study is looking for
- Adults ≥ 18 years
- Disease duration ≥ 6 months
- Social media use at least once weekly
- Able to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Alexandria | Egypt | Unknown status |
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