A Study of the Effect of Patient Education (Talking Health Together) in Improving Doctor-patient Communication

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

322 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study is being carried out to see if patients make the lifestyle changes or take their medication as instructed by their doctor during their visit as a result of the T.H.T. patient-education training. Proper information exchange between doctors and patients is an important part of quality health care. Although many patients would like more information, they often do not ask for it directly during doctor-patient visits. The patient-training in this study specifically aims at improving patient participation during medical appointments by building communication skills such as requests for information and sharing health concerns with the doctor.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Doctor-patient Communication Improvement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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THT PACE eLearning module

The PACE (prepare, ask, check, express) training methodology will be available to patients before their 2nd doctor visit

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

THT PACE Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patient training

THT PACE eLearning module & nurse-led workshop training

THT PACE eLearning and then nurse-led workshop for training on PACE methodology

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

THT PACE Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patient training

Usual care

Patients just go to their doctor as they normally would but get some disease specific information in the form of brochures as do intervention arms

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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THT PACE Training

Patient training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

THT PACE Training

Patient training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female, aged 40 years of age or greater
* Clinical documentation of diagnosis not to target of at least one of the following: Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension or Hypercholesterolemia
* Receive a prescribed medication for the chronic disease for which they were included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients in active phase of cancer treatment (i.e. chemotherapy or radiotherapy at time of study).
* Inability to carry out the encounter with their physician in English without need of assistance
* Uncomfortable using a computer for routine activities such as regular access to the web and e-mail.

Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No