45 Minutes Vs. Three Hours Educational Intervention on Communication and Play for Paediatric Healthcare Professionals
NCT ID: NCT06859632
Last Updated: 2025-07-10
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-03-05
2025-10-30
Brief Summary
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1. Does a 45-minute educational intervention on communication and play have the same effect on healthcare professionals' self-efficacy in patient-centredness compared with a three-hour intervention?
2. What is the effect of the intervention on participants' motivation to engage in the educational activity, cognitive load, knowledge, satisfaction, and the impact on their individual practice ?
Participants will be randomly assigned to either a 45-minute or a three-hour educational intervention. They will complete a questionnaire at three time points: before the intervention, immediately after, and at a 12-week follow-up.
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Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect on healthcare professionals' self-efficacy of a 45-minute vs three-hour educational intervention on communication and the use of play in clinical paediatric practice
INTERVENTION: This trial evaluates the educational programme "Communication and Play with Children and Adolescents in Healthcare", which focuses on age-appropriate communication with paediatric patients, including the deliberate use of play. The trial compares two educational interventions that differ in duration (45 minutes vs. three hours) and learning methods. While both interventions include didactic learning, reflection, and discussions, the three-hour session adds role-play activities, whereas the 45-minute session delivers a condensed version without role-play.
DESIGN: Single-centre, randomized, controlled, two-arm, noninferiority trial. A noninferiority design is used to assess whether there is a difference between the two educational interventions or if the 45-minute educational intervention is comparable to the three-hour educational intervention.
SETTING: The University Hospital of Copenhagen - Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
RECRUITMENT: All healthcare professionals working in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Rigshospitalet will be eligible to participate. Potential participants will be contacted by their leaders and be informed of the study. A written consent will then be obtained.
SAMPLE SIZE: The sample size calculation assumes that the 45-minute intervention is as effective as the three-hour intervention for the primary outcome (self-efficacy). A non-inferiority margin of 0.25 points is set, meaning the mean self-efficacy score for the 45-minute intervention can be up to 0.25 points lower than that of the three-hour intervention without being considered inferior. Based on a one-sided two-sample t-test with a margin of 0.25, an alpha of 0.025, a power of 80%, and a standard deviation of 0.45 derived from the pilot study, the required sample size is 52 participants per group. Since the intervention is conducted in clusters of 25 participants, the sample size calculation is adjusted for cluster randomization by multiplying by the design effect, calculated as 1 + (cluster size - 1) × ICC. Assuming an ICC of 0.01 results in a design effect of 1.24 and an adjusted sample size of 65 per group. Accounting for a 10% dropout rate, the final required sample size is 72 per group. It is planned to include a total of 150 participants.
RANDOMIZATION: Eligible participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a 45-minute educational intervention or a three-hour educational intervention using computer-generated block randomization through REDCap. The randomization process will ensure an interprofessional distribution of participants in each intervention group. Both the statistician and the researchers conducting the analysis will be blinded to participant allocation.
ETHICS: This trial complies with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for biomedical research. Approval has been obtained from the Danish Data Protection Agency (P-2021-426). The study was approved but deemed exempt from requiring ethical approval by The Scientific Ethical Committees for the Capital Region of Denmark (Journal-nr.: H-21028050). Participation is entirely voluntary, and both educational interventions will take place during working hours at no cost to the participants. Participants may withdraw from the study at any time without any repercussions. To ensure confidentiality, all data will be securely stored in a protected database.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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45-minute educational intervention
Participants will receive a 45-minute educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice
45-minute educational intervention
A 45-minute educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice.
Participants in both arms will have access to written learning material and an app that has been developed.
3-hour educational intervention
Participants will receive a 3-hour educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice
3-hour educational intervention
A 3-hour educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice.
Participants in both arms will have access to written learning material and an app that has been developed.
Interventions
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3-hour educational intervention
A 3-hour educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice.
Participants in both arms will have access to written learning material and an app that has been developed.
45-minute educational intervention
A 45-minute educational intervention on communication and the use of play in paediatric clinical practice.
Participants in both arms will have access to written learning material and an app that has been developed.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Provide signed informed consent before randomisation
Exclusion Criteria
* Lack of informed consent
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Rigshospitalet, Denmark
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jakob Thestrup Hansen
MscGH, PhD candidate
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, , Denmark
Countries
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References
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Krebs CL, Thestrup J, Hybschmann J, Graber K, Gjaerde LK, Topperzer MK, Nielsen ET, Larsen A, Ramchandani P, Frandsen TL, Sorensen JL. A BEME review of educational programmes on the use of play in paediatric practice: BEME Guide No. 82. Med Teach. 2024 Nov;46(11):1393-1403. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2287983. Epub 2023 Dec 14.
Thestrup J, Sorensen JL, Esbjorn BH, Hybschmann J, Frandsen TL, DeCosta P, Gjaerde LK. Paediatric patient perceptions of healthcare professionals: contributions to a communication curriculum. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec 12;184(1):75. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05911-x.
Jeppesen E, Schmidt AA, Skjodt CK, Hybschmann J, Gjaerde LK, Thestrup J, Hansson H, Sorensen JL. Educational programmes for paediatric healthcare professionals in patient- and family-centred care. A scoping review. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 May;183(5):2015-2028. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05455-0. Epub 2024 Mar 2.
Thestrup J, Sorensen JL, Hybschmann J, Topperzer MK, Graber K, O'Farrelly C, Gibson J, Ramchandani P, Frandsen TL, Gjaerde LK. Establishing consensus on principles and competencies for the use of play in clinical practice in hospitals: An international Delphi study. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Apr;183(4):1595-1605. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05411-4. Epub 2024 Jan 6.
Gjaerde LK, Hybschmann J, Dybdal D, Topperzer MK, Schroder MA, Gibson JL, Ramchandani P, Ginsberg EI, Ottesen B, Frandsen TL, Sorensen JL. Play interventions for paediatric patients in hospital: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2021 Jul 26;11(7):e051957. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051957.
Davison G, Conn R, Kelly MA, Thompson A, Dornan T. Fifteen-minute consultation: Guide to communicating with children and young people. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2023 Apr;108(2):91-95. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323302. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
Hoeg BL, Sevillano PB, Enesco I, Wakefield CE, Larsen HB, Bidstrup PE. Child-centered communication interventions in pediatric oncology: A scoping review and proposed new communication model. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jul 4:e30533. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30533. Online ahead of print.
Thestrup J, Sorensen JL, Bidstrup PE, Rosthoj S, Hybschmann J, Esbjorn BH, Dybdal D, Barslund K, Topperzer MK, Frandsen TL, Gjaerde LK. Effect on healthcare professionals' self-efficacy of a 45-min versus 3-hour educational intervention on communication and play in paediatric clinical practice in Denmark: a randomised controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 14;15(9):e101703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101703.
Other Identifiers
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P-2021-426
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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