Communication Compass

NYU Langone Health

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Patient Education and Counseling

Treatments: Other: Algorithm-Based Feedback Reports; Other: Standard Curriculum

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07220070

25-00752

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to develop, implement, and validate algorithm-based feedback reports (Communication Compass) that provides personalized, near-real-time feedback on internal medicine residents' patient education and counseling (PEC) communication skills. This research aims to address critical gaps in current communication skills training by leveraging technology to enhance the frequency and specificity of communication skills feedback while maintaining ethical standards and established educational effectiveness.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) and post-graduate year 2 (PGY2) internal medicine residents enrolled in NYU Langone Health residency programs.
• Medical school graduates enrolled in ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency programs
• Residents who routinely participate in required educational activities including OSCEs and clinical assessments

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who do not meet the criteria established in the 'Inclusion Criteria.'

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group (Group A)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to Group A receive algorithm-based feedback reports plus standard curriculum.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Curriculum

Other: Algorithm-Based Feedback Reports

Control Group (Group B - Delayed Exposure)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants assigned to Group B receive the standard curriculum with usual summary reports. Group members also receive algorithm-based feedback after study completion).

Treatment:

Other: Standard Curriculum