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NCT Number: NCT00879736

A Study of the Effect of Patient Education (Talking Health Together) in Improving Doctor-patient Communication

This study is being carried out to see if patients make the lifestyle changes or take their medication as instructed by their doctor during their visit as a result of the T.H.T. patient-education training. Proper information exchange between doctors and patients is an important part of quality health care. Although many patients would like more information, they often do not ask for it directly during doctor-patient visits. The patient-training in this study specifically aims at improving patient participation during medical appointments by building communication skills such as requests for information and sharing health concerns with the doctor.

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Key information

Conditions

Doctor-patient Communication Improvement

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Research Site, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Male or female, aged 40 years of age or greater
Clinical documentation of diagnosis not to target of at least one of the following: Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension or Hypercholesterolemia
Receive a prescribed medication for the chronic disease for which they were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Patients in active phase of cancer treatment (i.e. chemotherapy or radiotherapy at time of study).
Inability to carry out the encounter with their physician in English without need of assistance
Uncomfortable using a computer for routine activities such as regular access to the web and e-mail.

Treatment and study plan

THT PACE Training

Behavioral

Patient training

Placebo

Other

Primary outcomes

To evaluate the impact, compared to Usual Care, of training interventions on patients with chronic disease on patient participation in primary care encounters assessed after intervention.

Time frame: once

Secondary outcomes

physician satisfaction and sense of partnership with the doctor-patient encounter;
patient perception of quality of doctor-patient communication and relationship and patient confidence in own ability to communicate effectively with their doctor;

Time frame: Twice
patient perception of the management of their chronic disease(s); and patient recall of discussions of lifestyle recommendations and chronic disease medications discussed during the encounter.

Time frame: Twice

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Collaborators

Dr. Claude Richard
Dr. Marie-Therese Lussier

Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-centre, Randomised Trial in Ontario to Evaluate the Efficacy of Talking Health Together T.M. (T.H.T. in Practice), a Communication Education Intervention for Primary Care Patients With Chronic Disease.

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Apr 10, 2009
Registry last updated: Aug 22, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.