Do Patients Perceive Surgeons Who Provide Personal Information as More Trustworthy and Empathetic?
NCT ID: NCT04213625
Last Updated: 2025-07-31
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-08-01
2025-08-31
Brief Summary
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Purpose: To understand whether patient awareness of a surgeon's personal background improves patient trust in their surgeon.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control Group
Information sheet with only their surgeon's educational background.
No interventions assigned to this group
Intervention
Experimental group will receive an information sheet with their surgeon's educational and personal background.
Surgeon Personal Background
Experimental group will receive an information sheet with their surgeon's educational and personal background.
Personal Background
* Favorite outdoor activity/form of exercise
* Favorite hobby
* Family information (children, pets)
* Single sentence about how the clinician conceptualizes excellent patient care
Interventions
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Surgeon Personal Background
Experimental group will receive an information sheet with their surgeon's educational and personal background.
Personal Background
* Favorite outdoor activity/form of exercise
* Favorite hobby
* Family information (children, pets)
* Single sentence about how the clinician conceptualizes excellent patient care
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* English fluency and literacy
* Ability to take informed consent
18 Years
89 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Texas at Austin
OTHER
Responsible Party
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David Ring
Professor, Dean associate of surgery department
Other Identifiers
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2019-06-0047
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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