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

• Conditions: Prostate Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Audio recording of the counseling conversation

• Registration Number: NCT04506710
• Lead Sponsor: I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-06
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-10
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-28
• Primary Completion: 2021-12
• Study Completion: 2022-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 50

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 & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients with low-risk prostate cancer	Audio recording of the counseling conversation	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))

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Identification the communication techniques used by the doctor in the counseling conversation;	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University.; 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russian Federation