Clinical trial · Interventional
KOKON Consultation on Complementary Medicine in Oncology - a Pilot Study
Prospective, Multi-center, Cluster-randomized, Pragmatic, Mixed-method Pilot Study Evaluating a Consultation Training Program for Physicians Within the Framework of KOKON (Competence Network Complementary Medicine in Oncology)
- 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)
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a consultation training program for physicians on the quality of their consultations of breast cancer patients regarding complementary medicine. We assume that the training program might enhance the communication of relevant information, empathy of the physicians or satisfaction with the consultation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast-cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation by an untrained physician | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Consultation by a trained physician | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Consultation by a trained physician
- description
- The physicians of this group receive a free consultation training program on skills regarding consultations on complementary medicine for breast-cancer patients. The training was developed by a multi-professional team and is comprised of three parts: (1) online-training, (2) on-site-training, and (3) consultation manual. Each of the physicians will counsel 10 patients. The patients in this group therefore receive a consultation by a trained physician.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Consultation by a trained physician
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Consultation by an untrained physician
- description
- The physicians of the control arm receive no training. Each will counsel 10 patients. The patients in this group therefore receive a consultation by an untrained physician.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Consultation by an untrained physician
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria for physicians: * age \>18 years * working in a breast center of comprehensive cancer center * able to consult 10 patients within working hours * training group: able to participate in on-site-training * not primarily treating the patients that are consulted * good language skills (for consultations) * informed consent Inclusion Criteria for patients: * age \> 18 years * female * diagnosis of breast-cancer * patient in the participating center * good language skills (for consultations) * informed consent
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDBlodt S, Mittring N, Schutzler L, Fischer F, Holmberg C, Horneber M, Stapf A, Witt CM. A consultation training program for physicians for communication about complementary medicine with breast cancer patients: a prospective, multi-center, cluster-randomized, mixed-method pilot study. BMC Cancer. 2016 Nov 4;16(1):843. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2884-y. PMID 27809814