Picture labels may help farmworkers avoid medication mistakes
NCT ID NCT07389317
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding pictures to medication labels helps migrant and seasonal farmworkers in South Georgia understand how to take their medicines. 87 adults received either standard labels or labels with visuals for drug name, timing, food interactions, and side effects. The goal was to see if illustrated labels improve understanding and to measure health literacy in this community.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, illustrated labels could become a simple, low-cost way to help people with limited literacy take their medications correctly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 87 participants. Results may not apply to other groups or settings, and the labels might not improve actual medication use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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87 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 and older * Receiving medication education at Emory Farm Worker Project (EFP) clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals unable to provide informed consent or participate in the study * Those not requiring medication during their visit
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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