Message: Study of Patients' Perception of Physician's Compassion
A Trial on Patient's Evaluation of a Physician Conveying Two Different Messages
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to learn what types of conversations patients prefer to have with their doctor about treatment options and how patients view their doctor's compassion.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2013
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 29, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 6, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2015
CompletedJuly 15, 2016
July 1, 2016
2.3 years
January 29, 2015
July 14, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Participant's Rating of Physician's Compassion
Physician compassion tested using compassion data from the first video viewed by each patient as assessed by a Physician Compassion Assessment survey. Patient's rating of physician's compassion by using a 5-item tool consisting of five 0-10 numerical rating scales assessing five dimensions: warm-cold, pleasant-unpleasant, compassionate-distant, sensitive insensitive, caring-uncaring. The sum of the five scales will give a final score representing physician's compassion with a 0 to 50 scale.
Approximately 38 minutes for video viewing and surveys.
Study Arms (4)
Group 1: Video/Doctor Sequence 1
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants watch two videos with varying video/doctor sequence and complete 3 surveys (one before the first video and one survey after each video)
Group 2: Video/Doctor Sequence 2
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants watch two videos with varying video/doctor sequence and complete 3 surveys (one before the first video and one survey after each video)
Group 3: Video/Doctor Sequence 3
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants watch two videos with varying video/doctor sequence and complete 3 surveys (one before the first video and one survey after each video)
Group 4: Video/Doctor Sequence 4
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants watch two videos with varying video/doctor sequence and complete 3 surveys (one before the first video and one survey after each video)
Interventions
Watch two short videos with a 4-minute interval between the two of them, estimate 8 minutes to watch both the videos.
One set of surveys before first video and one set after each video played, estimate total of 30 minutes for all surveys.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Diagnosis of advanced cancer, defined as locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic disease
- Patients treated as outpatients by the Supportive and Palliative Care team.
- Age \>/= 18 years-old
- English speaking
- Normal cognitive status as determined by the interviewer based on the ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process.
You may not qualify if:
- \) Patients suffering from a severe psychiatric disorder or condition that would significantly interfere with study participation, as determined by the Principal Investigator or by the attending palliative care physician.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Related Publications (1)
Tanco K, Rhondali W, Perez-Cruz P, Tanzi S, Chisholm GB, Baile W, Frisbee-Hume S, Williams J, Masino C, Cantu H, Sisson A, Arthur J, Bruera E. Patient Perception of Physician Compassion After a More Optimistic vs a Less Optimistic Message: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2015 May;1(2):176-83. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2014.297.
PMID: 26181019DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Kimberson C. Tanco, MD
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 29, 2015
First Posted
February 6, 2015
Study Start
May 1, 2013
Primary Completion
August 1, 2015
Study Completion
August 1, 2015
Last Updated
July 15, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-07