Recruiting NCT07169526
Health Literacy and Self-efficacy Expectations in Patients With Alcohol-related Liver Cirrhosis
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy, Liver Cirrhosis, ALD - Alcoholic Liver Disease. Basic parameters: 18 years — 99 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Gesundheitskompetenz Und Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung Bei PatientInnen Mit Alkoholbedingter Leberzirrhose
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to quantify the health literacy and self-efficacy in people with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.
Primary outcome measures
- Level of self-efficacy at baseline, assessed using the Scale for General Self-Efficacy (Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung) [Time frame: baseline]
- Level of health literacy at baseline, assessed using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) [Time frame: baseline]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Occurrence of hepatic decompensation or liver-related death [Time frame: until end of study]
- Rehospitalization due to liver-related complications [Time frame: Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)]
- Hepatic decompensation episodes [Time frame: Throughout study completion (up to 12 months)]
- Level of quality of life, assessed using the [e.g., SF-36 Questionnaire] [Time frame: baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- age (18-99)
- liver cirrhosis
Exclusion criteria
- pregnancy
- insufficient german
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover — Hanover
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07169526 · 12014-BO-K-2025 · 12014-BO-K-2025