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NCT Number: NCT03546114

Does Gender Matter? Patient Preference in an Italian Osteopathic Clinical Setting

This study evaluates patients preference for the gender of their osteopath. All patients referring to an Italian private osteopathic clinic will receive a proper questionnaire before knowing the gender of their designed osteopath.

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Key information

Conditions

Gender Role Behavior Coitus Health Behavior Patient Preference Patient Satisfaction Sexual Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia

Milan, MI, 20126, Italy

About this study

Several previous studies have shown that clinical contextual factors, such as patients preferences, play an important role in the patient-physical relationship, with resulting consequences on clinical outcomes.

The interaction between the gender of both patient and physician is often impacted by existing stereotypes.

Patient preference for specific physician gender has been investigated in scientific literature.

However the are no studies that analyzed the role of gender in osteopathic medicine.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

first visit at the osteopathic clinic (Centro di Medicina Osteopatica) Milan

Exclusion criteria

non-Italian speaking

Treatment and study plan

Gender Questionnaire

Other

13-items questionnaire including demographics questions (gender, age, education; naive to osteopathic treatment or not; general gender preferences; specific gender preference in case of low back pain, neck pain, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal disorders of upper and lower limbs pain; headache; urogenital disorders

Primary outcomes

  1. Gender questionnaire (Self-reported 13-items questionnaire)

    Time frame: 1 day

    • Patient's gender?
    • Patient's age?
    • Educational level? (middle school, high school, BSc, MSc, PhD)
    • Naive to osteopathic treatment? (yes/no)
    • Only if the answer of question 5 is yes, which was the osteopath's gender at your first osteopathic consultation?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had low back pain?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had neck pain?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had gastrointestinal disorders?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had upper limb pain?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had lower limb pain?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had headache?
    • Which would be your favorite osteopath's gender if you had urogenital disorders? Questions 7-13: Choose among: female, male, no preference

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia di Milano

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jun 6, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 9, 2019

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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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