Impact of Narrative Medicine (Workshop Reflexive Writing)

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an educational program of Narrative Medicine "workshop reflexive writing "dedicated to medical students on the satisfaction of standardized patients.

Design: Randomized Controlled Trial in 2 arms. Participants: Medical students (4th years) of the University Paris Descartes. Methods: Participants will be randomized in two groups. The allocation of participants will be done by a computerized randomization list, the sequence will be created by an independent statistician. Participants will be blinded of the study hypothesis. Allocation concealment will be provided because only the statistician will have access to the randomization list.

A program of Narrative Medicine in Class-led instruction "workshop reflexive writing "vs "workshop reading medical publication".

Outcome: The primary endpoint will be the satisfaction of standardized patient relative to the empathy of the medical students. The secondary endpoints will be the empathy of the medical students; recommendation of the student by the standardized patients to friends or relatives; students' satisfaction.

Potential interests: The investigators believe that the workshop "reflexive writing" can develop the thinking of the student with respect to his behavior with the patient, and so the relation between student and patient.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Empathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Behavioral intervention

Students allocated to the experimental arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reflexive writing workshops. They will be divided into 12 sub-groups of 8 students. They will write their stories about their own experiences or the experiences of their family / patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

reflective writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Students allocated to the experimental arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reflexive writing workshops. They will be divided into 12 sub-groups of 8 students. They will write their stories about their own experiences or the experiences of their family / patient.

behavoral intervention

Students allocated to the active comparator arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reading medical publication workshops. They will be divided into eight subgroups of 12 students. The first and fifth sessions will be presential, and 2nd 3rd and 4th sessions will be homework to do on internet.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

reading medical publication workshops

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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reflective writing

Students allocated to the experimental arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reflexive writing workshops. They will be divided into 12 sub-groups of 8 students. They will write their stories about their own experiences or the experiences of their family / patient.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

reading medical publication workshops

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All students in the fourth year of medical school have chosen for their first 2 quarters to complete an internship in clinical hospital departments (i.e. where direct contact with patients)