An Educational Intervention to Improve Resident Comfort With Communication at the End of Life
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the addition of teaching on communication at the end of life to the pre-existing resident curriculum will positively impact residents' knowledge and attitudes regarding communication at the end of life.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2010
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 24, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 25, 2010
CompletedFebruary 10, 2011
February 1, 2011
3 months
June 24, 2010
February 9, 2011
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Self-efficacy
Residents participating in the intervention will demonstrate increased self-efficacy for end of life conversations.
90 days
Study Arms (1)
Internal Medicine Residents
EXPERIMENTALAll UCSf Internal Medicine residents for 2009-2010
Interventions
Residents will participate in one hour, case-based, interactive teaching sessions on end of life communication.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- UCSF internal medicine resident
You may not qualify if:
- Not UCSF internal medicine resident
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UCSF Program in Medical Ethics
San Francisco, California, 94143-0903, United States
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 24, 2010
First Posted
June 25, 2010
Study Start
March 1, 2010
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
June 1, 2010
Last Updated
February 10, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-02