Simulation-based Training Improves Competency in Communicating Bad News

December 12, 2022 updated by: Jingyuan,Xu, Southeast University, China

Simulation-based Training Improves Medical Student Competency in Communicating Bad News to Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The term "bad news" refers to any information transmitted to patients or their families that directly or indirectly involves a negative change in their lives or view of their future. Existing reports show that practicing doctors and residents lack confidence and skill in performing this task, and most have never received any formal training. Breaking bad news is a complex task requiring many skills including communication, responding to emotional reactions, and involving the family members.

The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families. We hypothesize that simulation-based training intervention will improve medical student competency in communicating bad news to patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210000
        • Recruiting
        • Zhongda Hospital
        • Contact:

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Residents working at the Intensive Care Unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Residents who are are available for the intervention or who don't have the appropriate number of meetings captured for data analysis

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

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Usual training
Participants randomized to the control condition received a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients
Behavioral: Simulation training
Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients
Experimental: Simulation training
Participants randomized to the simulation training group received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients
Behavioral: Simulation training
Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants with competency in communicating bad news behavioral measure
Time Frame: One month after training
Number of Participants with competency in communicating bad news behavioral measure
One month after training

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Southeast University, China

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jingyuan Xu, M.D., Southeast university

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)

December 12, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

December 13, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 14, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2022

Last Verified

December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022ZDYYLL01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • Study Protocol

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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