Does Gender Matter? Patient Preference in an Italian Osteopathic Clinical Setting
NCT ID: NCT03546114
Last Updated: 2019-08-09
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Basic Information
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Recruitment Status
COMPLETED
Total Enrollment
105 participants
Study Classification
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Start Date
2018-04-01
Study Completion Date
2019-02-15
Brief Summary
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This study evaluates patients preference for the gender of their osteopath. All patients referring to an Italian private osteopathic clinic will receive a proper questionnaire before knowing the gender of their designed osteopath.
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Detailed Description
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Several previous studies have shown that clinical contextual factors, such as patients preferences, play an important role in the patient-physical relationship, with resulting consequences on clinical outcomes.
The interaction between the gender of both patient and physician is often impacted by existing stereotypes.
Patient preference for specific physician gender has been investigated in scientific literature.
However the are no studies that analyzed the role of gender in osteopathic medicine.
The interaction between the gender of both patient and physician is often impacted by existing stereotypes.
Patient preference for specific physician gender has been investigated in scientific literature.
However the are no studies that analyzed the role of gender in osteopathic medicine.
Conditions
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Gender Role
Study Design
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Observational Model Type
OTHER
Study Time Perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Patients referring to an osteopathic clinic - CMO, Milan
Adults, age\>18 years, first visit at osteopathic clinic (Centro di Medicina Osteopatica)
Gender Questionnaire
Intervention Type
OTHER
13-items questionnaire including demographics questions (gender, age, education; naive to osteopathic treatment or not; general gender preferences; specific gender preference in case of low back pain, neck pain, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal disorders of upper and lower limbs pain; headache; urogenital disorders
Interventions
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Gender Questionnaire
13-items questionnaire including demographics questions (gender, age, education; naive to osteopathic treatment or not; general gender preferences; specific gender preference in case of low back pain, neck pain, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal disorders of upper and lower limbs pain; headache; urogenital disorders
Intervention Type
OTHER
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: first visit at the osteopathic clinic (Centro di Medicina Osteopatica) Milan
Exclusion Criteria: non-Italian speaking
Exclusion Criteria: non-Italian speaking
Minimum Eligible Age
18 Years
Eligible Sex
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Sponsors
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Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia di Milano
OTHER
Sponsor Role
lead
Responsible Party
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Viviana Pisa
PhD
Responsibility Role
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Principal Investigators
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Silvia Ratti, MSc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia (ISO)
Locations
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Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia
Milan, MI, Italy
Site Status
Countries
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Italy
References
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Other Identifiers
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052018
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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