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NCT02669355 Clinical Trial

Effect of Wearing of White Coat on Patient Satisfaction in Indian Out Patient Department (OPD) Setting

Patient Compliance Clinical Trial

Official title:
Observational Study to Determine the Effect of Wearing of White Coat on Patient Satisfaction in Indian Out Patient Department (OPD) Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT02669355
Other study ID # IEC/2015/RP/17
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received October 28, 2015
Last updated January 27, 2016
Start date October 2015
Est. completion date January 2016

Study information
Verified date January 2016
Source Columbia Asia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority India: Drugs Controller General of India
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Doctor's attire acts as an important criteria in setting up good relationship between patient and physician. Recent evidence as well as strong viewpoints have highlighted the possible harm of wearing a white coat. In order to get the patient's perspective on the same, this observational study is being conducted to determine the effect of wearing a white coat on patient satisfaction in an Indian setting , in patients who visit rheumatology outpatient department,in Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore,India.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 123
Est. completion date January 2016
Est. primary completion date December 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients aged equal to or greater than 18 years, attending the rheumatology OPD in Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient who have come only for diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or for second opinion.

- Patients without plan for follow up.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Locations
Country Name City State
India Columbia Asia Hospitals Bangalore Karnataka

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Columbia Asia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

References & Publications (4)

de Klerk E, van der Heijde D, Landewé R, van der Tempel H, van der Linden S. The compliance-questionnaire-rheumatology compared with electronic medication event monitoring: a validation study. J Rheumatol. 2003 Nov;30(11):2469-75. — View Citation

Fernandes E. Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats. BMJ. 2015 Jul 21;351:h3855. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h3855. — View Citation

Hughes LD, Done J, Young A. A 5 item version of the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR5) successfully identifies low adherence to DMARDs. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Oct 8;14:286. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-286. — View Citation

Petrilli CM, Mack M, Petrilli JJ, Hickner A, Saint S, Chopra V. Understanding the role of physician attire on patient perceptions: a systematic review of the literature--targeting attire to improve likelihood of rapport (TAILOR) investigators. BMJ Open. 2015 Jan 19;5(1):e006578. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006578. Review. — View Citation

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in patient satisfaction scores (if any) between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. 50 days No
Secondary Change in rate of compliance with medications between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. 3 weeks to 1 month. No
Secondary Change in rate of compliance with follow up visits (if any) between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. 3 weeks to 1 month No
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