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Remote Education Strategies Training Oncology Residents for End-of-Life Discussions

NCT05810987 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2025-01-15

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Summary

Difficult conversations are common in oncology practice and patient-centered communication is essential to care for individuals with cancer. Within oncology training programs, communication training is mostly unstructured observation and feedback in the clinic and many learners receive inadequate training. Currently, educational resources are limited, and residents have indicated a desire for more education on end-of-life communication skills. A formal communication curriculum could fill a gap and help to standardize teaching and evaluation.

The overall goal of this study is to establish an effective communication skills curriculum for oncology residents that can be delivered remotely and that addresses difficult conversations with cancer patients. Through this preliminary study, we will explore the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial comparing different training experiences to understand how best to help oncology residents develop strong end-of-life communication skills.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

RESTORE

Virtual educational curriculum organized into the following modules: Module Specific Communication Strategies 1. Introduction 2. Preparing for and introducing a conversation \[Consider personal bias /Building rapport /Ask permission\] 3. Assessing understanding \[Avoid correcting /Open ended questions\] 4. Giving information \[Give a warning shot /Using silence /Wish/worry/wonder\] 5. Explore goals \[Reflective listening /Naming, validating emotion 6. Summarizing and recommending a plan \[Values-based recommendation /Aligning with goals /REMAP (Reframe, Expect emotion, Map goals, Align, Propose plan)\]

BEHAVIORAL

Medical Interaction and Coaching

Skills sessions with standardized patients (SPs) along with coaching feedback.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Oren Levine, MD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2024-08-30
Completion
2024-08-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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