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Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) Training

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 100 YearsAllMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Research indicates that perceived stigma within medical encounters is prevalent and problematic for lung cancer patients' well-being and quality of cancer care. Promoting empathic communication appears to be a potentially effective intervention target to help reduce patients' perceptions of stigma within clinical encounters; however, no formal trainings exist that focus on teaching empathic communication to oncology care providers (OCPs). Building upon favorable findings from a prior R21 (R21CA202793) and the importance of developing interventions to address lung cancer stigma, our goal is to conduct a national trial of empathic communication skills (ECS) training to facilitate improvements in the medical and psychosocial care of patients through de-stigmatizing interactions with OCPs for patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Site Eligibility * Employs at least 15 FTE OCPs (i.e., oncologists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) as per self report * Reports a clinic volume of at least 20 new lung cancer patients per month as per self report OCP Participant Eligibility * OCPs who are thoracic oncology physicians (radiologists, medical oncologists, pulmonologists, and surgeons), NPs, or PAs and currently treating lung cancer patients, as per self-report; * OCP conducts consultations with lung cancer patients, as per self-report; * OCP sees at least 1 lung cancer patient per week, as per self-report; Patient Eligibility * Patient under the care of a participating OCP as per self report; * English and/or Spanish speaking; * In general, which language do you prefer to receive your medical care, English/Spanish/both English and Spanish Equally? * If English, treat as fluent in English, no additional language questions * If Spanish, treat as fluent in Spanish, no additional language questions * If both English and Spanish equally, ask the follow-up questions and go with whichever language is endorsed as best. If endorsed equally, assign to category patient prefers * How well do you speak English? Not at all/ Not well/Well/Very well * How well do you speak Spanish? Not at all/Not well/Well/Very well * Is at least 18 years of age as per self report; * Has a history of suspicious lung mass or confirmed lung cancer diagnosis, as per clinician judgment or medical record note; * Is a former or current smoking as per self report; * Has had no more than 10 prior visits with the participating OCP, as per the medical record and/or self report Exclusion Criteria: Patient Exclusion * Individuals of impaired decision-making capacity as per a clinician's judgment or as documented in the EMR. Site and OCP Exclusion * None
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What it tests

  • Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training
  • Standard of Care participant interaction
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Where

12 sites
Providence St. Joseph Health (Data Collection Only)
Irvine, United States
BAPTIST ALLIANCE - MCI (Data Collection Only)
Miami, United States
Advocate Health Care Network
Libertyville, United States
University of Kentucky (Data Collection Only)
Lexington, United States
Munson Healthcare (Data Collection Only)
Traverse City, United States
Hackensack Meridian Health (Data collection only)
Hackensack, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Data Collection Only)
Buffalo, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, United States

โ€ฆand 4 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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