Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT04133727

Suiting up to Empathy

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Empathy

Age range

18 year–22 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Shaun Lee

Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia

About this study

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students. This will be performed in all year 1 pharmacy students

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All pharmacy students enrolled in the Pharmacy program

Treatment and study plan

Use of an ageing suit

Behavioral

The simulation suit consists of a pair glasses which simulates narrowing of visual field; a pair of gloves ; a vest ; elbow and knee wraps and sand bags worn on the wrists and ankles

Other names: PAUL Simulation Suit

Polypharmacy workshop

Other

Participants will conduct a full medication review for older adults within 1 hour and develop a medication list which can be used for counselling of older adults

Other names: Medication review polypharmacy workshop

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in Jefferson Empathy Scale

    Time frame: Baseline at Week 0 to Post Workshop at Week 12

    Change in empathy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjective global question seeking opinion on the workshop and activity

    Time frame: Post intervention at Week 12

    Open ended qualitative response

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Monash University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Suiting up to Teach Pharmacy Students Empathy

Acronym: PHARMSIM

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Oct 21, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 21, 2019

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

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.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.