Factors That Affect Trust Between Physicians and Patients

Trust Clinical Trial

Official title:

Factors That Affect Trust Between Physicians and Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06125431
• Other study ID #: 5230221
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: December 2024
• Est. completion date: December 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Loma Linda University
• Contact: Leah Tudtud-Hans, MD
• Phone: 909 558 1000
• Email: LTudTudh[@]llu.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate patient perception and preference in physician attire. Eligible subjects admitted to medical-surgical hospital unit will complete a survey expressing perceptions and preference regarding physician attire.

Description:

Hospitalists (internal medicine physicians) work in one week rotations. Each hospitalist will serve as a control. During one week rotation, the hospitalist will wear surgical scrubs throughout the rotation. At the end of the rotation (or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first), the hospitalist will ask subjects seen during that rotation to complete the survey regarding the hospitalist attire. During a second week of rotation, the hospitalist will wear professional attire with a white coat throughout that rotation. At the end of the rotation (or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first), the hospitalist will ask subjects seen during that rotation to complete the survey regarding the hospitalist attire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects 18 years of ages or older
• Admitted to LLUMC medical surgical unit, under care of internal medicine physician
• Primary language is English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years of age
• altered mental status or severe dementia
• Hearing or vision impairment that would preclude subject from completing survey

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Trust

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Loma Linda University Medical Center	Loma Linda	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Loma Linda University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient Preference for Type of Physician Attire	Subjects will complete a one-time survey via paper or iPAD. The survey is based on the Modified Trust in Physician Scale: A Measure to Assess Interpersonal Trust in Patient Physician Relationships with answers provided on a 5 point Likert Scale where 1 means strongly disagree, 2 means disagree, 3 is neutral, 4 means agree and 5 means strongly agree. The total score will reflect patient preference for traditional physician attire (street clothes and white coat) or casual physician attire (surgical scrubs). A high score would reflect a favorable response for the physician wearing traditional attire.	At the end of hospitalist rotation or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first, not to exceed one week from study enrollment.