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NCT Number: NCT00943813

Assessment of Comskil Training Through Videorecording and Patient Surveys

At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the investigators want to provide the best care to their patients. One way to do this is to evaluate the ways that doctors communicate with patients. To this end, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences runs a Communication Skills Training and Research Laboratory. One goal of this laboratory is to evaluate doctor-patient communication and provide training in how to improve the quality of this communication.

Invitation to participate in this pilot project does not mean that a problem with communication has been identified in your doctor's practice. Rather, it is because your doctor and the fellow working with your doctor have agreed to cooperate with us as the investigators develop strategies to train physicians, nurses and other clinical personnel to communicate with cancer patients in as effective and sensitive a manner as possible.

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Key information

Conditions

Comskil Training Behavior Communication

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10065, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Over 18 years of age;
  • Able to understand and provide signature on permission form (Appendix II)
  • Able to speak and read English

Exclusion criteria

  • Evidence of cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude giving permission to the study staff, or completing the survey instrument of the study.

Treatment and study plan

video-recording and completing a survey

Behavioral

Video record MD consult before MD has completed Comskill training. Post-Video Recording Survey (5 minutes): This is a 22-item self-report scale that measures patient satisfaction and patient reports of communication behavior (Roter et al 1977). Items are rated using a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1, "I disagree completely " to 5, "I agree completely ".

Primary outcomes

  1. To obtain data from patients about their satisfaction with the fellows' communication and their perception of the fellows' use of communication skills.

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 22, 2009
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2016

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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.

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