Verbal Synchrony, Satisfaction and Decision-making in Face-to-face Consultations

NCT06342739 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: IEO 1595
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Eligible participants will be: benign thyroid nodules patients, to be involved in a consultation with their endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist, in order to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodules.

Conditions

Thyroid Nodule

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of predictive power of verbal synchrony established between patient and physician during the consultation on patients' satisfaction

  The primary endpoint of our research is to test the predictive power of verbal synchrony established between patient and physician during the consultation on patients' satisfaction with tha analysis of audio and video recording file. Variables analyzed from audio recording will be use of words, verbal synchrony, empathic communication; variables analyzed from video recording will be facial emotion expression and facial emotion expression synchrony

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

Benign thyroid nodules group

Participants with benign thyroid nodules involved in a consultation with endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist, in order to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodules

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 with diagnosis of benign thyroid nodule with a scheduled consultation with endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodule at European Institute of Oncology

You may qualify if:

• diagnosis of benign thyroid nodule;
• scheduled consultation with endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodule;
• ≥18 years old at the time of recruitment;
• proper understanding of Italian language;
• fluent Italian speaker;
• able to comply to requested procedures to obtain audio-video recording.
• Each professional has to fulfill these criteria:
• proper understanding of Italian language;
• fluent Italian speaker;
• able to comply to requested procedures to obtain audio-video recording.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with diagnosed mental or neurological disorder that could impair the participation will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European Institute of Oncology: lead

Study Sites (1)

European Institute of Oncology

Milan, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Thyroid Nodule

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Thyroid Neoplasms; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Endocrine System Diseases; Thyroid Diseases

Study Officials

• Gabriella Pravettoni

  European Institute of Oncology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Gabriella Pravettoni

CONTACT

+390257489731; gabriella.pravettoni@ieo.it

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2024
• First Posted: April 2, 2024
• Study Start: March 23, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

IT (1)