Clinical trial · Interventional
Computer Program in Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients With Stage IV Cancer
Enhancing Patient-Oncologist Communication
NCT00276627CI-TRIAL-00013680completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: A computer program and education materials may help improve the ability of doctors to communicate with patients. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well a computer program together with education materials works in improving communication between doctors and patients with stage IV cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication lecture | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| lecture plus CD-ROM | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- communication lecture
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: communication lecture
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- lecture plus CD-ROM
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: lecture plus CD-ROM
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of empathic statements and responses to patients' expressions of negative emotion
- timeFrame
- Postintervention audio recordings and follow-up surveys
- description
- Postintervention audio recordings were used to identify the number of empathic statements and responses to patients' expressions of negative emotion. Surveys evaluated patients' trust in their oncologists and perceptions of their oncologists' communication skills.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of advanced cancer (stage IV disease) AND meets all of the following criteria: * Referred by participating physician * Must speak English * Receiving primary oncology care at participating centers, defined as at least 2 visits to the clinic during the past year and a future scheduled appointment * Receiving treatment for any malignancy * Has access to a telephone PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTTulsky JA, Arnold RM, Alexander SC, Olsen MK, Jeffreys AS, Rodriguez KL, Skinner CS, Farrell D, Abernethy AP, Pollak KI. Enhancing communication between oncologists and patients with a computer-based training program: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Nov 1;155(9):593-601. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-9-201111010-00007. PMID 22041948