Communication Skills Training and Competency Assessment for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Communication
• Interventions: Behavioral: First year program; Other: Control comparison

• Registration Number: NCT01249170
• Lead Sponsor: Jennifer McCallister MD

Brief Summary

Study to determine if pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.

Detailed Description

The investigators hypothesize that pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-29
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-15
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• First- and second-year pulmonary/critical care fellows

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
First year fellow	First year program	-
Second Year Fellow	Control comparison	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subject self evaluation of training and skill	Measured at basline (Month 0)	Determine level of prior training in communication skills and assess trainee attitudes about goals of care communication training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self versus trainer comparison assessment	Measured at basline (Month 0), during intervention and End of Study (Month 12)	Compare pulmonary/critical care fellows' self-report of confidence and competence in performing goals of care discussions during family meetings with faculty observed competence in performance of this skill.
Evaluation of Effectiveness of intervention	Measured at End of Study (Month 12)	Evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral skills checklist as a formative feedback tool to improve the ability of pulmonary/critical care fellows to utilize the five key elements of patient-centered communication
Evaluate communication skills curriculum	Measured at End of Study (Month 12)	Determine the effect of the implementation of a communication skills curriculum for pulmonary/critical care fellows on the physician communication domain of family satisfaction survey scores in the ICU.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Ohio State University; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States