Patient Communication Training Intervention

NCT00933855 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 08-148
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a class for Queens Cancer Center patients. We want to find out if patients think this program is helpful.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Training Workshop; Communication; Questionnaires; Multiple Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To determine the feasibility of a patient communication training intervention.

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• To attain preliminary data on the acceptability of the intervention through patient ratings of effectiveness and usefulness of the intervention.

  2 years

• To attain preliminary data on the effect of a patient communication training intervention on patients' self-reported communication behaviors.

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

communication training workshop

The patient intervention is a 1 hour communication workshop entitled: "Getting the Most out of your Doctor's Visit." The workshops will be offered to both patients and family members, but data will be collected only for patients. The workshops will be held on location at Queens Cancer Center.

Behavioral: Questionnaires and training workshop

Interventions

Questionnaires and training workshop BEHAVIORAL

We will recruit a minimum of 1 and maximum of 12 patients for each workshop. The workshop will follow the approximate time table below: 10 minutes: Sign-in, welcome and introductions 25 minutes: Didactic session, videos and discussion 10 minutes: Group discussion 15 minutes: Closing plenary and final assessment

communication training workshop

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients in the Queen Cancer Center Clinic waiting room.

You may qualify if:

• Patients seeing a physician at Queens Cancer Center (not family members or partners)
• Able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years of age (as per self-report)
• Cognitive or physical impairment rendering patients incapable of providing informed consent to participate in the study.
• As the workshop will be given in English and the measures are all written in English, subjects who are not fluent in English will be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: lead
• Queens Health Network: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States

Location

Related Links

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Communication

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Carma Bylund-Lincoln, PhD

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2009
• First Posted: July 7, 2009
• Study Start: June 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 23, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-11

Locations

US (1)