Simulation-based Training Improves Competency in Communicating Bad News

Southeast University, China

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Simulation of Physical Illness

Treatments: Behavioral: Simulation training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05648760

2022ZDYYLL01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families.

Full description

Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The term "bad news" refers to any information transmitted to patients or their families that directly or indirectly involves a negative change in their lives or view of their future. Existing reports show that practicing doctors and residents lack confidence and skill in performing this task, and most have never received any formal training. Breaking bad news is a complex task requiring many skills including communication, responding to emotional reactions, and involving the family members.

The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families. We hypothesize that simulation-based training intervention will improve medical student competency in communicating bad news to patients.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Residents working at the Intensive Care Unit.

Exclusion criteria

• Residents who are are available for the intervention or who don't have the appropriate number of meetings captured for data analysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual training

Other group

Description:

Participants randomized to the control condition received a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Treatment:

Behavioral: Simulation training

Simulation training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the simulation training group received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients

Treatment:

Behavioral: Simulation training