Suiting up to Empathy

Empathy Clinical Trial

— PHARMSIM  

Official title:

Suiting up to Teach Pharmacy Students Empathy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04133727
• Other study ID #: PHARMSIM
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Monash University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students

Description:

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students. This will be performed in all year 1 pharmacy students

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 22 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All pharmacy students enrolled in the Pharmacy program

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Empathy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Use of an ageing suit
The simulation suit consists of a pair glasses which simulates narrowing of visual field; a pair of gloves ; a vest ; elbow and knee wraps and sand bags worn on the wrists and ankles

Other:
• Polypharmacy workshop
Participants will conduct a full medication review for older adults within 1 hour and develop a medication list which can be used for counselling of older adults

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Malaysia	Shaun Lee	Subang Jaya	Selangor

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Monash University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malaysia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Jefferson Empathy Scale	Change in empathy	Baseline at Week 0 to Post Workshop at Week 12
Secondary	Subjective global question seeking opinion on the workshop and activity	Open ended qualitative response	Post intervention at Week 12