Reduction of Claustrophobia and Patient Motion After Training of MRI Personnel in Comfort TalkTM

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

97712 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2016-02-17

Brief Summary

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Annually, an estimated 700,000 patients do not complete their scheduled MRI scans because of claustrophobia or inability to hold still. Training staff working in MRI facilities to provide Comfort Talk® promises to enable patients to complete and obtain high quality imaging without medication, which will increase comfort and reduce sedation risks for the patients, and increase efficiency and reduce loss of revenue for the facilities.

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Detailed Description

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Claustrophobia and disruptive patient motion are common impediments to MRI examination, but they may be prevented or ameliorated with a non-pharmacologic behavioral intervention administered by trained staff. The potential benefits of such an intervention are highly significant, considering that the alternatives are to cancel the study or administer sedation. Inability to complete their MRI scans adversely affects an estimated 700,000 patients every year in the US. These patients are either deprived of a diagnosis, subject to diagnostic delays, or are exposed to risks of pharmacologic sedation, including death. The imaging facilities in turn, typically cannot fill the suddenly vacated examination slots in time before the next scheduled patient and thus incur considerable lost revenue and efficiency. The long-term goal is to provide a validated, clinically feasible means for non-pharmacologic amelioration of claustrophobia and disruptive patient motion, achieved by training MRI staff to use advanced rapport skills and comforting language to help patients. Phase I will design and perform a formative evaluation of a Comfort Talk® Training intervention so that definitive testing of the hypothesized benefits for the intervention can be accomplished in Phase II.

In Specific Aim 1 the Comfort TalkTM intervention sequence will be designed to include training in advanced rapport skills, using basic comforting language and avoiding negative language for all facility staff (including receptionists, technologists, nurses, and physicians). A core of licensed healthcare professionals will be taught how to guide patients in self-hypnotic relaxation techniques, using scripts, found to be safe and effective in the radiology department. Techniques are designed to easily integrate into the normal workflow without adding time. Training will include 2x8 hrs live at three test sites. Acceptance, observation of staff behavior, qualitative feedback, and rates of noncompletion will be used to assess efficacy of training, guide prototype development, and develop train-the-trainer materials. Using in-market piloting techniques, niche applications with their metrics will be explored to develop situation-specific supplemental materials. In Aim 2 an interactive web-based electronic platform will be developed to supplement training and provide post-training support. It will provide scenarios and practice applications, guided dialogue options, functions for online live interactive classes, and interface with smartphones. The prototype will be beta-tested with 20 experts in hypnosis and refined through user input from the test sites. Aim 3 is to conduct a formative evaluation of the entire Comfort Talk® intervention. Effects will be evaluated in 3-months intervals and compared to baseline performance. Criteria will include acceptance, qualitative feedback, content mastery, staff behavior, rates of noncompletion, patient recall and satisfaction. Additional metrics identified through in-market exploration will be analyzed for their potential as economic drivers and evaluation instruments.

Conditions

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Claustrophobia Complication of Diagnostic Procedure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Comfort Talk® Training

The MRI units of three clinical sites form the group. Their personnel will be trained to use Comfort Talk® to help patients who are claustrophobic, anxious, and/or cannot lie still to complete their tests

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comfort Talk®

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Personnel of MRI units will be trained in advanced rapport skills, patient-centered and hypnoidal language, correct use of suggestions and skills of tension diffusion. This will entail 16 hrs class room work, additional on-site post-training support, and access to a post-training support web module resulting in at least 20 hrs training.

Interventions

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Comfort Talk®

Personnel of MRI units will be trained in advanced rapport skills, patient-centered and hypnoidal language, correct use of suggestions and skills of tension diffusion. This will entail 16 hrs class room work, additional on-site post-training support, and access to a post-training support web module resulting in at least 20 hrs training.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Self-hypnotic relaxation nonpharmacologic analgesia nonpharmacologic anxiolysis patient sedation without medication

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Facilities performing MRI examinations
* Facilities capturing data on noncompletion of MRI scans
* Facilities willing to have their personnel trained
* Facilities with personnel interested and willing to be trained
* Facilities able to obtain IRB review

Exclusion Criteria

* Facilities not performing MRI examinations
* Facilities not capturing data on noncompletion of MRI scans
* Facilities not willing to have their personnel trained
* Facilities unable to obtain IRB review

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No