Improvement of Communicational Skills Between Health Workers and Oncological Patients During Medical Consultative Conversations

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University50 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to identify the specific patterns of communication between doctors and oncological patients during medical consultations and develop recommendations to improve its effectiveness.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Interventions

Audio recording of the counseling conversationBEHAVIORAL

The patient will have an audio-recorded counseling conversation. Audio recording will be carried out using a portable recorder ZOOM H2n. The audio recordings of the counseling conversations will be performed by the health workers selected to participate in the study.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed prostate cancer; 2. PSA up to 10 ng / ml; Gleason (3 + 3) = 6 (ISUP 1); the stage of the tumor T2a (low- risk according to the D'Amico scale); Exclusion Criteria: 1. Failure of the recording device; 2. Unsatisfactory audio quality.

Locations (1)

Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University.

Moscow, Russia

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Identification the communication techniques used by the doctor in the counseling conversation;

Time frame: 1 year

Central Contacts

Dmitry Enikeev, M.D., Ph.D.

CONTACT

+79670897154 dvenikeev@gmail.com

Mark Taratkin, M.D.

CONTACT

+79670897154 marktaratkin@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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