Impact of a Relation Training on Empathy of Medical Student

Empathy is an important skill to learn for medical student. However, learning empathy remain difficult. The investigators aim was to assess the efficacy of a specific training, Balint like, on the empathy abilities of medical students in the 4th year. The investigators planned a randomized controlled trial in 3 universities.

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Key information

Conditions

Empathy

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Medical student in the 4th year

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Relation learning

Other

Seven session are planned. Each will be supervised by a senior, trained to supervised Balint group.

Control Group

Other

No session will be planned for the participants.

Primary outcomes

Care

Time frame: Two weeks after the last session

Scale to measure empathy by a simulated patient, during a simulated visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

Other

Collaborators

University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot
University of Paris 13

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of a Relation Training, Balint-like, on Empathy of Medical Student in the 4th Year.

Acronym: EMPATHIE

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Feb 12, 2016
Registry last updated: Jul 13, 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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