Improvement of Communicational Skills Between Health Workers and Oncological Patients During Medical Consultative Conversations

July 21, 2021 updated by: Dmitry Enikeev, MD, PhD, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Ways to Improve the Efficiency of Communication Between Health Workers and Oncological Patients During Medical Consultative Conversations: an Observational Clinical Study

The aim of the study is to identify the specific patterns of communication between doctors and oncological patients during medical consultations and develop recommendations to improve its effectiveness.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Russian Federation
      • Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
        • Recruiting
        • Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Males with low-risk prostate cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically confirmed prostate cancer;
  2. PSA up to 10 ng / ml; Gleason (3 + 3) = 6 (ISUP 1); the stage of the tumor T2a (low- risk according to the D'Amico scale);

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Failure of the recording device;
  2. Unsatisfactory audio quality.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients with low-risk prostate cancer
Histologically confirmed low-risk prostate cancer (PSA up to 10 ng / ml; Gleason (3 + 3) = 6 (ISUP 1); tumor stage T2a (low- risk according to the D'Amico scale))
Behavioral: Audio recording of the counseling conversation
The patient will have an audio-recorded counseling conversation. Audio recording will be carried out using a portable recorder ZOOM H2n. The audio recordings of the counseling conversations will be performed by the health workers selected to participate in the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Identification the communication techniques used by the doctor in the counseling conversation;
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Fedorovskaya Viktorya, Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 6, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

August 10, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 28, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2021

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RSCS-L0838

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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