Improving Communication Between Cancer Patients & Oncologists

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Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

The overarching goal of this project is to improve communication between oncologists and their patients by ensuring that the patient's voice is heard in the medical encounter. Thus, the hope is to improve the experience for patients living with cancer. The investigators seek to accomplish this goal by providing oncologists communication skills training that includes feedback on their own audio-recorded conversations. The feedback will come from two sources: 1) Professional research assistant coders who will identify objective learning opportunities based on specific coding criteria and 2) Trained patient reviewers who will listen to the recordings and offer their own, subjective feedback at key moments in the encounters.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02969031

Run by

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

People needed

148

Starts

2017-02-14

Expected to finish

2018-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board certified oncologists practicing in the U. S. and enrolled in Maintenance of Certification.
• Have a study-compatible smart phone.
• Eligible patients will have metastatic cancer.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Speak and read English.
• Receive oncology care from an enrolled oncologist.

You may not qualify if…

• Dana Farber Cancer Institute oncologists and oncologists who do not speak English to their patients.
• Patients who do not speak English.

Where it is running

• Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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