Micro-expression Reading Skill Training in Medical Students

Communication Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Micro- and Subtle-expression Reading Skill Training in Medical Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02601118
• Other study ID #: micro-expression reading
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 5, 2015
• Last updated: November 6, 2015
• Start date: March 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2014

Study information

• Verified date: November 2015
• Source: Pusan National University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Korea: Ministry for Health and Welfare
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and the Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) to help improve the non-verbal communication skills of medical students.

Description:

Teaching and assessing communication skills is an important component of medical school curricula, and it is not easy for medical students to develop non-verbal communication skills without adequate training. This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and the Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) to help improve the non-verbal communication skills of medical students.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: June 2014
• Est. primary completion date: June 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Year 1 and 2 medical students, PNUSOM

Exclusion Criteria:

• incomplete survey response

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communication

Intervention

Other:
• Micro Expression Training Tool
The Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) and the Subtle Expression Training Tool (SETT) to help improve the non-verbal communication skills

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pusan National University Hospital

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Expression Training Tool score	difference of Micro and Subtle Expression Training Tool score between pre-test and post-test	through study completion, 1 year	No