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Computer Program in Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients With Stage IV Cancer

NCT00276627 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2014-02-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: A computer program and education materials may help improve the ability of doctors to communicate with patients.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well a computer program together with education materials works in improving communication between doctors and patients with stage IV cancer.

Conditions

  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

communication lecture

lecture on communication skills with oncology patients

BEHAVIORAL

lecture plus CD-ROM

Interactive CD-ROM about responding to patients' negative emotions. The CD-ROM included tailored feedback on the oncologists' own recorded conversations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James A. Tulsky, MD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-02-28
Primary Completion
2006-02-28
Completion
2006-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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