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Simulation-based Training Improves Competency in Communicating Bad News

NCT ID: NCT05648760

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-12

Study Completion Date

2023-09-30

Brief Summary

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Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families.

Detailed Description

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Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The term "bad news" refers to any information transmitted to patients or their families that directly or indirectly involves a negative change in their lives or view of their future. Existing reports show that practicing doctors and residents lack confidence and skill in performing this task, and most have never received any formal training. Breaking bad news is a complex task requiring many skills including communication, responding to emotional reactions, and involving the family members.

The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families. We hypothesize that simulation-based training intervention will improve medical student competency in communicating bad news to patients.

Conditions

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Simulation of Physical Illness

Keywords

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simulation competency

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Usual training

Participants randomized to the control condition received a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Group Type OTHER

Simulation training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Simulation training

Participants randomized to the simulation training group received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Simulation training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Interventions

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Simulation training

Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Residents working at the Intensive Care Unit.

Exclusion Criteria

* Residents who are are available for the intervention or who don't have the appropriate number of meetings captured for data analysis
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Southeast University, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jingyuan,Xu

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jingyuan Xu, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Southeast University

Locations

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Zhongda hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Jingyuan Xu, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 86-025-83262550

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Jingyyuan Xu, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2022ZDYYLL01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id