KOKON Consultation on Complementary Medicine in Oncology - a Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Breast-cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Consultation by an untrained physicianBehavioral: Consultation by a trained physician
- Registration Number
- NCT02223091
- Lead Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a consultation training program for physicians on the quality of their consultations of breast cancer patients regarding complementary medicine. We assume that the training program might enhance the communication of relevant information, empathy of the physicians or satisfaction with the consultation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 137
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Consultation by an untrained physician Consultation by an untrained physician The physicians of the control arm receive no training. Each will counsel 10 patients. The patients in this group therefore receive a consultation by an untrained physician. Consultation by a trained physician Consultation by a trained physician The physicians of this group receive a free consultation training program on skills regarding consultations on complementary medicine for breast-cancer patients. The training was developed by a multi-professional team and is comprised of three parts: (1) online-training, (2) on-site-training, and (3) consultation manual. Each of the physicians will counsel 10 patients. The patients in this group therefore receive a consultation by a trained physician.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effectiveness of the training program day 1-7 This is an exploratory study. The main aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program which will be achieved using the different outcome measures defined here as secondary outcome measures.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge about complementary medicine in oncology and consultations (physicians) day 1-7 Questions regarding different topics relating to complementary medicine in oncology and consultations of oncology patients
Evaluation of each consultation session (physicians) day 1-7 Evaluation of the consultation session by the physicians (e.g. time spent on the consultation, difficulties, empathy etc.)
Empathy: CARE (patient) day 1-7 Empathy is assessed via an adaption of the German version of the Consultation and Relational Empathy scale (CARE)
Empathy: REM (patient) day 1-7 Empathy is assessed via an adapted version of the Rating Scales for the Assessment of Empathic Communication in Medical Interviews (REM)
Satisfaction with the consultation session (patient) day 1-7 Satisfaction with the consultation session is assessed via questions developed by the study team.
Quality of information (patient) day 1-7 Quality of the information is assessed via questions developed by the study team
Qualitative analysis of focus groups (physicians) day 1-7 Focus groups will be conducted with each group of physicians (trained and untrained). They will be analyzed using qualitative methods.
Qualitative analysis of videotapings of consultation sessions day 1-7 In each group (consulations by trained and by untrained physicians) 8 consultation sessions will be videotaped and analyzed with qualitative methods.
Trial Locations
- Locations (8)
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Frauenklinik und Poliklinik
🇩🇪Würzburg, Germany
Brustzentrum am Vivantes Klinikum am Urban
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Brustzentrum
🇩🇪Heidelberg, Germany
Brustzentrum Klinikum Nürnberg-Nord
🇩🇪Nürnberg, Germany
Brustzentrum im Sana-Klinikum Lichtenberg
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
Brustzentrum der LMU München
🇩🇪München, Germany
Brustzentrum, Klinik für Gynäkologie, Charité, Campus Mitte
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany
DRK Kliniken Westend, Brustzentrum
🇩🇪Berlin, Germany