A Pilot Randomized Trial Comparing Approaches to Shared Decision Making Skills Training for Clinicians
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depression
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 23
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Braddock's Informed Decision Making Score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The Health Decision Sciences Center (HDSC) staff has deployed different approaches to training clinicians to engage patients in shared decision making for common medical tests and treatments. The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of shared decision making (SDM) skills training courses using standardized patient interactions (SPI) and written evaluations.
Detailed Description
There is limited evidence on approaches to training clinicians to engage patients in shared decision making for common medical tests and treatments. The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of different approaches to shared decision making (SDM) skills training. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive two decision aids or a webinar to review. Participants will also be randomly assigned to receive feedback on standardized patient interaction rating their shared decision making skills and highlighting opportunities for improvement or not. Clinician participants will be assigned to one of four intervention groups using a 2x2 factorial design: Group 1: Decision aid viewing with feedback Group 2: Decision aid viewing and no feedback Group 3: webinar with feedback Group 4: webinar and no feedback The pilot study will provide evidence on the comparative effectiveness and feasibility on training formats to determine if: * Clinicians improved in SDM communication skills * Clinicians have an increased confidence to use SDM with their patients * The training is acceptable to clinicians
Investigators
Karen Sepucha
Director Health Decision Sciences Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adults 18 and older
- •English speaking
- •Physician
- •Nurse Practitioner
- •Physician Assistant
- •Registered Nurse
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not clinically active (research faculty only)
- •Medical Trainees
- •Medical Students
- •Medical Assistants
- •Social Workers
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Braddock's Informed Decision Making Score
Time Frame: Baseline (before intervention) and 4-6 weeks (after intervention)
Transcripts from standardized patient interactions (SPI) will be scored using Braddock's Informed Decision Making (IDM) framework to assess shared decision making skills. Scores with the Braddock's Informed Decision Making Framework range from 0 to 9; the higher scores are better. We subtracted the scores of the baseline SPI collected before the intervention from the second SPI collected 4-6 weeks later, after the intervention, to determine the change in IDM score for each participant and then compared change scores across study arms.