Clinical trial · Interventional
Remote Education Strategies Training Oncology Residents for End-of-Life Discussions
Remote Education Strategies Training Oncology Residents for End-of-Life Discussions (The RESTORED Study)
- 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)
Difficult conversations are common in oncology practice and patient-centered communication is essential to care for individuals with cancer. Within oncology training programs, communication training is mostly unstructured observation and feedback in the clinic and many learners receive inadequate training. Currently, educational resources are limited, and residents have indicated a desire for more education on end-of-life communication skills. A formal communication curriculum could fill a gap and help to standardize teaching and evaluation. The overall goal of this study is to establish an effective communication skills curriculum for oncology residents that can be delivered remotely and that addresses difficult conversations with cancer patients. Through this preliminary study, we will explore the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial comparing different training experiences to understand how best to help oncology residents develop strong end-of-life communication skills.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Interaction and Coaching | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| RESTORE | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ELMs and virtual SP encounters
- description
- A virtual communication curriculum featuring electronic learning modules (ELMs) and skills sessions with standardized patients (SPs) along with coaching feedback.
- interventionNames
- Other: RESTORE
- Behavioral: Medical Interaction and Coaching
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- ELMs alone
- description
- A virtual communication curriculum featuring electronic learning modules (ELMs) only.
- interventionNames
- Other: RESTORE
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- COM-ON (Communication in Oncology) Checklist
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Medical and radiation oncology residents and fellows at McMaster University, and medical oncology residents at the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto. * Enrollment in a participating training program, ability to participate in study-related activities in English, access to internet and a video-enabled computer (either personal or institutional) to support study-related activities Exclusion Criteria: * Not enrolled in a participating training program
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