Helping senior doctors involved in cancer care improve their ability to break bad news, elicit and respond to patients' concerns
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN65481287 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN65481287 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0063044242 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2004
- Registration date
- 30/09/2004
- Last edited
- 01/10/2012
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof P M Maguire
Scientific
Scientific
CRC Psychological Medicine Group
Stanley House Christie NHS Trust
Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4BX
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)161 446 3680 |
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Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | To determine if training consultants and senior registrars specialising in cancer in breaking bad news, eliciting and responding to patients' concerns. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Miscellaneous cancers |
| Intervention | Randomised controlled trial of training consultants and senior registrars specialising in cancer in breaking bad news, eliciting and responding to patients' concerns. Arm A = Training, Arm B = without Training. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Doctors: Objective ratings of recorded interviews with 2 simulated patients before training, after training and 3 months later. Objective ratings via radiomicrophone recordings of 10 consultations when breaking bad news before and after training. Subjective: Maslach Burnout Inventory, self efficacy, outcome expectancy before and after training and 3 months later. Patients: 1. Pre-consultation: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Spielberger state anxiety 2. Post-consultation: Spielberger, concerns checklist 3. 1 and 3 months later: concerns checklist and HADS by post |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/06/1997 |
| Completion date | 31/12/2008 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Key inclusion criteria | NHS Doctors |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/06/1997 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
CRC Psychological Medicine Group
Manchester
M20 4BX
United Kingdom
M20 4BX
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
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Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Christie Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
