Impact of Narrative Medicine (Workshop Reflexive Writing)

NCT01798069 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RAV001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an educational program of Narrative Medicine "workshop reflexive writing "dedicated to medical students on the satisfaction of standardized patients. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial in 2 arms. Participants: Medical students (4th years) of the University Paris Descartes. Methods: Participants will be randomized in two groups. The allocation of participants will be done by a computerized randomization list, the sequence will be created by an independent statistician. Participants will be blinded of the study hypothesis. Allocation concealment will be provided because only the statistician will have access to the randomization list. A program of Narrative Medicine in Class-led instruction "workshop reflexive writing "vs "workshop reading medical publication". Outcome: The primary endpoint will be the satisfaction of standardized patient relative to the empathy of the medical students. The secondary endpoints will be the empathy of the medical students; recommendation of the student by the standardized patients to friends or relatives; students' satisfaction. Potential interests: The investigators believe that the workshop "reflexive writing" can develop the thinking of the student with respect to his behavior with the patient, and so the relation between student and patient.

Conditions

Empathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• satisfaction of standardized patient will be assessed through the questionnaire recommended by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

  It consists of ten questions, denoted by EVGFP scale (excellent = 5, very good = 4, good = 3, fair = 2, poor = 1).

  5 months after randomization (i.e. 1 month after the end of the intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy

  5 months after randomization (i.e. 1 month after the end of the intervention)

Other Outcomes (3)

• The Interpersonal Reactivity Index

  5 months after randomization (i.e. 1 month after the end of the intervention)

• students' satisfaction

  4 months after randomization (i.e. 1 month after the end of the intervention)

• recommendation of the student by the standardized patient, to friends or relatives

  5 months after randomization (i.e. 1 month after the end of the intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Behavioral intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Students allocated to the experimental arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reflexive writing workshops. They will be divided into 12 sub-groups of 8 students. They will write their stories about their own experiences or the experiences of their family / patient.

Behavioral: reflective writing

behavoral intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Students allocated to the active comparator arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reading medical publication workshops. They will be divided into eight subgroups of 12 students. The first and fifth sessions will be presential, and 2nd 3rd and 4th sessions will be homework to do on internet.

Behavioral: reading medical publication workshops

Interventions

reflective writing BEHAVIORAL

Students allocated to the experimental arm will follow 5 sessions in Class-led instruction of reflexive writing workshops. They will be divided into 12 sub-groups of 8 students. They will write their stories about their own experiences or the experiences of their family / patient.

Behavioral intervention

reading medical publication workshops BEHAVIORAL

behavoral intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All students in the fourth year of medical school have chosen for their first 2 quarters to complete an internship in clinical hospital departments (i.e. where direct contact with patients)

You may not qualify if:

• All students refusing to participate in the study.
• All students repeaters.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Assistance Publique, Hôtel Dieu

Paris, 75004, France

Location

Study Officials

• Francois GOUPY, Professeur

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2013
• First Posted: February 25, 2013
• Study Start: December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: April 21, 2014

Record last verified: 2013-02

Locations

FR (1)