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Can TikTok-Style videos help teens take charge of their health?

NCT ID NCT06842576

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether short, social-media-style health education videos can help teens with chronic illnesses become more ready to manage their own healthcare. 44 teens will be randomly assigned to watch the videos or explore a standard health website. Researchers will measure changes in health literacy, confidence, and appointment attendance right after and six months later.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Health education videos and a health education website
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that short, social-media-style videos are a better way to teach teens how to manage their own healthcare.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early pilot study with only 44 participants. The results may not apply to all teens, and the videos may not be more helpful than the website.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 44 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

12 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in subspecialty clinics * Between 12 and 17 years old * With access to an internet-connected device * Speaking English or Spanish * With sufficient cognitive capacity to understand the study procedures, as assessed via a teach back method. Exclusion Criteria: * none

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Disease Health Education

As listed by the trial registrant

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Appointment attendance Emotional wellbeing Health care transition readiness Health literacy Self efficacy

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children Hospital Los Angeles

    RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

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