NCT01501006

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to improve patient-physician communication and clinical decisions in the context of serious illness that may affect important clinical outcomes. The investigators will examine how variations in communication patterns and clinical decisions are affected by patient demographics (e.g age, sex), patient interactional style (e.g. communication behaviors) and physician characteristics (e.g. attitudes, background, training).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
96

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2010

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2010

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 30, 2011

Completed
29 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 29, 2011

Completed
5.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

March 20, 2018

Status Verified

March 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

6.4 years

First QC Date

November 30, 2011

Last Update Submit

March 16, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Physicians

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Physicians Communication Style

    To examine the degree to which physicians communication style (ex inclusive, authoritative) and clinical decisions (ex. aggressive,passive) differ according to patient characteristics. Unit of Measure: Audio recordings of office visits, will be transcribed, deidentified, and coded.

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Physician Communication Moderators (Sex,Class)

    2 years

Study Arms (1)

Patient Roles

Physician communication styles will be evaluated with different patient roles.

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Male and Female physicians of all races and ethnicities

You may qualify if:

  • Currently in clinical practice
  • Do not plan on moving during the next year

You may not qualify if:

  • Non-physicians

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Of Rochester

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Shields CG, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Elias CM, Christ SL, Colbert J, Henry SG, Hoh BG, Hunte HER, Marshall M, Mohile SG, Plumb S, Tejani MA, Venuti A, Epstein RM. The Influence of Patient Race and Activation on Pain Management in Advanced Lung Cancer: a Randomized Field Experiment. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Mar;34(3):435-442. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4785-z. Epub 2019 Jan 10.

  • Elias CM, Shields CG, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Christ SL, Colbert J, Henry SG, Hoh BG, Hunte HER, Marshall M, Mohile SG, Plumb S, Tejani MA, Venuti A, Epstein RM. The social and behavioral influences (SBI) study: study design and rationale for studying the effects of race and activation on cancer pain management. BMC Cancer. 2017 Aug 25;17(1):575. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3564-2.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Ronald Epstein, MD

    University of Rochester

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2011

First Posted

December 29, 2011

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion

March 1, 2017

Study Completion

March 1, 2017

Last Updated

March 20, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

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