Micro-expression Reading Skill Training in Medical Students

Pusan National University Hospital82 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Communication

Interventions

Micro Expression Training ToolOTHER

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Year 1 and 2 medical students, PNUSOM Exclusion Criteria: * incomplete survey response

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Expression Training Tool score

difference of Micro and Subtle Expression Training Tool score between pre-test and post-test

Time frame: through study completion, 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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