Ideas, Concerns, Expectations. Implementing Patient-centered Communication
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Back Pain
- Communication
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Cluster randomised parallel design: Randomization to ICE communication training will take place at the practice level with units of randomizations being single handed or group practices.Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: All participating doctors will be blinded towards the explicit purpose and design of the study. ICE communication training will be offered to all participants: to the doctors in the intervention group as a true intervention at the beginning of the trial, and to the doctors in the control group as a pretend intervention at the end of the trial.Primary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The study is a cluster randomized trial recruiting general practitioner from practices in Northern Bavaria/Germany forming a research network within the recently implemented framework of PRO PRICARE (Preventing Overdiagnosis in Primary Care). At baseline, the intervention group (24 out of 48 doctors...
The study is a cluster randomized trial recruiting general practitioner from practices in Northern Bavaria/Germany forming a research network within the recently implemented framework of PRO PRICARE (Preventing Overdiagnosis in Primary Care). At baseline, the intervention group (24 out of 48 doctors) will take part in a one-day training session covering theoretical background and clinical implementation of ICE communication in association with frequent consultation contents. Primary outcome measure are referrals to physiotherapists and medical specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons, neurologists and radiologists, obtained from routinely collected practice data. Secondary outcomes are patients' and doctors' satisfaction measured via structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Blinding is attempted by hiding the trial purpose and treatment allocation from the participating doctors.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03711071
- Collaborators
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Investigators
- Study Chair: Thomas Kühlein, Prof. Dr. Institute of General Practice, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
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