Do Patients Perceive Surgeons Who Provide Personal Information as More Trustworthy and Empathetic?

NCT ID: NCT04213625

Last Updated: 2025-07-31

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-01

Study Completion Date

2025-08-31

Brief Summary

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Prior studies have shown that patient trust in their physician is associated with better health outcomes and lower levels of emotional distress. Patients who have low levels of trust in their physician are less satisfied and less likely to adhere to their physician recommendations. As such, there is a need to better understand factors related to patient trust in their physician.

Purpose: To understand whether patient awareness of a surgeon's personal background improves patient trust in their surgeon.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Trust

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control Group

Information sheet with only their surgeon's educational background.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Experimental group will receive an information sheet with their surgeon's educational and personal background.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Surgeon Personal Background

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients (age 18 years or greater) visiting a single orthopaedic hand surgeon
* English fluency and literacy
* Ability to take informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David Ring

Professor, Dean associate of surgery department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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2019-06-0047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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