Randomized Controlled Trial of Multi-Source Feedback to Pediatric Residents

Communication Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Controlled Trial of Multi-Source Feedback to Pediatric Residents: The Formative Value of an ACGME Competency-Based Assessment Tool.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00302783
• Other study ID #: 03-12-37X
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 14, 2006
• Last updated: March 14, 2006
• Start date: June 2004
• Est. completion date: September 2005

Study information

• Verified date: January 2006
• Source: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether multi-source feedback, including self-assessment and tailored coaching, improves resident communication skills and professionalism. We hypothesize that residents who are assigned to receive multi-source feedback, in addition to receiving standard feedback, will improve significantly more than residents receiving standard feedback alone, as measured by parent and nurse ratings of specific behaviors over time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: September 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Residents entering their first year of training

• Scheduled for the two pediatric inpatient rotations where parent and nurse evaluations would be collected

Exclusion Criteria:

• Residents from combined Internal Medicine/Pediatric training programs

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communication
• Education, Competency-Based
• Education, Medical
• Feedback
• Humanism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Multi-Source Feedback: including self-assessment & coaching

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	Cincinnati	Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati	Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The difference between groups in the change in parent and nurse ratings of specific communication skills and professionalism behaviors from baseline to follow-up (average 5 months later)