Space and Interaction Trial: Room Design and Patient-physician Interaction

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Internal Medicine Patients, Participating Staff

In brief

The purpose of this study is to improve the clinical encounter through the design of the clinical environment. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to measure the extent to which a newly designed clinical room, compared to a traditional room, affects the patient-physician interaction. We will judge this outcome by (a) videotaping encounters; and (b) conducting post-visit surveys with patients and an interview with physicians. We will use both qualitative and quantitative tools, including a validated and widely used interaction coding system on the videotapes, to draw inferences from these data.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00806559

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

60

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-12-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• ) Not able to give informed consent.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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