Patient EngagementNCT02522286
Creating a Zone of Openness to Increase Patient-Centered Care
A study testing Ask 3 Questions and Open Communication in people with Patient Engagement and Physician's Role, run by Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Trial summary
This study implements a simple evidence-based patient activation intervention - "Ask 3 Questions"- augmented by a novel theory-based intervention - "Open Communication" - aimed at activating patients and healthcare providers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Patient Engagement, Physician's Role, Physician-Patient Relationship
- What is being tested?
- Ask 3 Questions and Open Communication
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Jun 2014to May 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Any patient with a scheduled appointment with the participating family medicine and internal medicine physicians during the study period.
Who cannot join
- Non-English speakers
- Patients younger than 18
About this study
This study implements a simple evidence-based patient activation intervention - "Ask 3 Questions"- augmented by a novel theory-based intervention - "Open Communication" - aimed at activating patients and healthcare providers. The goal of this project is to increase patient and physician's preparedness for more having more questions, expressing differing opinions, and working collaboratively in making medical decisions that are both informed and responsive to patients' needs and preferences.
Read the detailed description
Conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare two interventions, "Ask 3 Questions," "Open Communication," a combination of both "Ask 3 Questions" and "Open Communication," to a usual care control condition. These data will inform a potential future large scale evaluation of the interventions in clinical practice. Consistent with a patient-centered approach, outcome measures are selected in collaboration with a group of patient stakeholders and will include measures of patient satisfaction. The study aims to collect 75 post-visit surveys and 10 appointment audio-recordings from patients at each of 4 participating sites (a total of 300 post-visit surveys and 40 audio-recordings).
- Being tested
- Ask 3 Questions, Open Communication
- Keywords
- patient engagement, physician's role, patient- centered care, communication
- Medical subject headings
- Patient Participation, Communication
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Ask 3 QuestionsBehavioural
Participants were asked to bring an "Ask 3" questions flyer into their appointment to use if they needed to make a choice about their health care during their appointment. These 3 questions have been shown to help patients make more informed decisions about their healthcare.
Open CommunicationBehavioural
Open Communication includes a combination of interventions. 1) Participants used a Visit Companion Booklet to write out issues they would like to discuss with their physician during their appointment before showing up. They were also asked to write out any next steps decided on during their appointment and to repeat back to their doctor what they wrote before leaving.
- Patients watched a short, informational cartoon video to better understand the Visit Companion Booklet.
- Participating physicians received a training through the use of a Standardized Patient Instructor as a means of providing convenient, individualized training on communication techniques. Dyads (physicians and their medical assistants) were trained on how to incorporate the Visit Companion Booklet into workflow.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Usual Care | No intervention | Standard clinical care in primary care offices |
| Ask 3 Questions | Experimental | Patients using 3 questions to their physicians when making medical decisions during the office visit. Receives: Behavioral: Ask 3 Questions |
| Open Communication | Experimental | This arm has three components: (1) Patients, physicians, and medical assistants watching a video aimed at encouraging open communication; (2) Patients fill out a Visit Companion Booklet about what are the most important issues they want to discuss with their physicians, record their next steps, and teach back on their next steps; (3) physicians receiving communication coaching from a Standardized Patient Instructor on patient-centered communication. Receives: Behavioral: Open Communication |
| Ask 3 Questions + Open Communication | Experimental | A combination of both the Ask 3 and Open Communication arms. Receives: Behavioral: Ask 3 Questions; Behavioral: Open Communication |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patient Rating of Shared Decision Making
Responses from CollaboRATE, a 3-question validated patient reported measure of shared decision making. Patients answered questions on a scale of 0 ("definitely disagree") to 9 ("definitely agree"). The CollaboRATE questions are as follows: 1) How much effort was made to help you understand your health issues? 2) How much effort was made to listen to the things that matter most to you about your health issues?, 3) How much effort was made to include what matters most to you in choosing what to do next? The outcome measure was the percent of patients who gave the top score of 9 on all three questions.
Measured: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Doctor Facilitation Subscale of the Perceived Involvement in Care Scale
"Responses from this patient reported measure regarding their attitudes of doctor facilitation of patient involvement for their illness management. Patients rated 5 statements on a scale of 0 (""definitely disagree"") to 9 (""definitely agree""). The statements are as follows: 1) My doctor encouraged me to talk about personal concerns related to my medical symptoms, 2) My doctor asked me what I believe is causing my medical symptoms, 3) My doctor gave me a complete explanation for my medical symptoms or treatment, 4) My doctor encouraged me to give my opinion about my medical treatment, 5) My doctor asked me whether I agree with his/her decisions. The outcome measure was the percent of patients who gave the top score of 9 on all five statements.
Measured: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Patient Responses to Stakeholder Generated Questions
Patient responses to statements that were generated by the study's patient and physicians stakeholders regarding how they felt during their appointment. Patients rated 5 statements, described below, on a scale of 0 (definitely disagree) to 9 (definitely agree). The outcome measure is the percent of patients that responded with a top score of "9." Statement 1: My doctor and I accomplished my most important goals today. Statement 2: I feel cared for. Statement 3: I feel comfortable being open with my doctor. Statement 4: I felt my doctor was open with me. Statement 5: I know what my next steps are.
Measured: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Patients' Feeling of Respect by Their Doctor
Patient responses to one statement modified from Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) regarding the respect they felt from their doctor. Patients rated the statement "My doctor showed respect for what I had to say," on a scale of 1 ("definitely disagree") to 4 ("definitely agree"). The outcome measure was the percentage of patients that gave the top score of 4 on this statement.
Measured: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Secondary outcomes (1)
Option 5 Shared Decision Making Score
Researchers measured the shared decision making process that occurs between patients and physicians during the appointment using a method called OPTION5. Researchers listened to audio-recorded patient appointments, identified any topic, defined as "a health issue where alternate treatment or management option exist/where the need for a decision exists," and then measured each topic for each of the OPTION5 items on a scale of 0 ("no effort: nothing observed or heard") to 20 (exemplary effort: excellent, careful attention to communication around the ideas and issues, with checks on understanding," for each of the 5 items described below. The total score is a sum of the scores from each of the 5 items at the clinic.
Item 1: presenting options Item 2: establishing a partnership with the patient Item 3: describing pros and cons of options Item 4: eliciting patient preferences Item 5: integrating patient preferences into the decision
Measured: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant based on analysis of the audio recording of their visits)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2014
- Primary completionApr 2015
- Study completionMay 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Patient EngagementStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Dartmouth College, University of Rochester, Ideo, PRN Consulting
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ming Tai-Seale, Phd, MPH, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Investigators
- Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH, Principal investigator, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02522286
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 37930708
- Other IDs
- PCORI-1IP2PI000055-01
- Status last verified
- Sep 2017
- First submitted
- 16 May 2015
- Last updated
- 20 Jul 2018
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Barr PJ, Thompson R, Walsh T, Grande SW, Ozanne EM, Elwyn G. The psychometric properties of CollaboRATE: a fast and frugal patient-reported measure of the shared decision-making process. J Med Internet Res. 2014 Jan 3;16(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3085.
PubMed 24389354Lerman CE, Brody DS, Caputo GC, Smith DG, Lazaro CG, Wolfson HG. Patients' Perceived Involvement in Care Scale: relationship to attitudes about illness and medical care. J Gen Intern Med. 1990 Jan-Feb;5(1):29-33. doi: 10.1007/BF02602306.
PubMed 2299426Elwyn G, Hutchings H, Edwards A, Rapport F, Wensing M, Cheung WY, Grol R. The OPTION scale: measuring the extent that clinicians involve patients in decision-making tasks. Health Expect. 2005 Mar;8(1):34-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2004.00311.x.
PubMed 15713169Tai-Seale M, Elwyn G, Wilson CJ, Stults C, Dillon EC, Li M, Chuang J, Meehan A, Frosch DL. Enhancing Shared Decision Making Through Carefully Designed Interventions That Target Patient And Provider Behavior. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Apr;35(4):605-12. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1398.
PubMed 27044959
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Jul 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Creating a Zone of Openness to Increase Patient-Centered Care
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02522286
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 37930708
- Keywords
- patient engagement, physician's role, patient- centered care, communication
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Palo Alto Medical FoundationUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Dartmouth College, University of Rochester, Ideo, PRN Consulting
- Study start
- Jun 2014
- Primary completion
- Apr 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 20 Jul 2018
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study implements a simple evidence-based patient activation intervention - "Ask 3 Questions"- augmented by a novel theory-based intervention - "Open Communication" - aimed at activating patients and healthcare providers. The goal of this project is to increase patient and physician's preparedness for more having more questions, expressing differing opinions, and working collaboratively in making medical decisions that are both informed and responsive to patients' needs and preferences.
Detailed description
Conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare two interventions, "Ask 3 Questions," "Open Communication," a combination of both "Ask 3 Questions" and "Open Communication," to a usual care control condition. These data will inform a potential future large scale evaluation of the interventions in clinical practice. Consistent with a patient-centered approach, outcome measures are selected in collaboration with a group of patient stakeholders and will include measures of patient satisfaction. The study aims to collect 75 post-visit surveys and 10 appointment audio-recordings from patients at each of 4 participating sites (a total of 300 post-visit surveys and 40 audio-recordings).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Usual Care | No intervention | –Standard clinical care in primary care offices |
| Ask 3 Questions | Experimental | Behavioral: Ask 3 QuestionsPatients using 3 questions to their physicians when making medical decisions during the office visit. |
| Open Communication | Experimental | Behavioral: Open CommunicationThis arm has three components: (1) Patients, physicians, and medical assistants watching a video aimed at encouraging open communication; (2) Patients fill out a Visit Companion Booklet about what are the most important issues they want to discuss with their physicians, record their next steps, and teach back on their next steps; (3) physicians receiving communication coaching from a Standardized Patient Instructor on patient-centered communication. |
| Ask 3 Questions + Open Communication | Experimental | Behavioral: Ask 3 Questions, Behavioral: Open CommunicationA combination of both the Ask 3 and Open Communication arms. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Any patient with a scheduled appointment with the participating family medicine and internal medicine physicians during the study period.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Non-English speakers
- Patients younger than 18
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Ask 3 QuestionsParticipants were asked to bring an "Ask 3" questions flyer into their appointment to use if they needed to make a choice about their health care during their appointment. These 3 questions have been shown to help patients make more informed decisions about their healthcare. | Behavioural | Ask 3 Questions, Ask 3 Questions + Open Communication |
| Open CommunicationOpen Communication includes a combination of interventions. 1) Participants used a Visit Companion Booklet to write out issues they would like to discuss with their physician during their appointment before showing up. They were also asked to write out any next steps decided on during their appointment and to repeat back to their doctor what they wrote before leaving. 2) Patients watched a short, informational cartoon video to better understand the Visit Companion Booklet. 3) Participating physicians received a training through the use of a Standardized Patient Instructor as a means of providing convenient, individualized training on communication techniques. Dyads (physicians and their medical assistants) were trained on how to incorporate the Visit Companion Booklet into workflow. | Behavioural | Ask 3 Questions + Open Communication, Open Communication |
Primary outcome
Patient Rating of Shared Decision Making
Time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Responses from CollaboRATE, a 3-question validated patient reported measure of shared decision making. Patients answered questions on a scale of 0 ("definitely disagree") to 9 ("definitely agree"). The CollaboRATE questions are as follows: 1) How much effort was made to help you understand your health issues? 2) How much effort was made to listen to the things that matter most to you about your health issues?, 3) How much effort was made to include what matters most to you in choosing what to do next? The outcome measure was the percent of patients who gave the top score of 9 on all three questions.
Doctor Facilitation Subscale of the Perceived Involvement in Care Scale
Time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
"Responses from this patient reported measure regarding their attitudes of doctor facilitation of patient involvement for their illness management. Patients rated 5 statements on a scale of 0 (""definitely disagree"") to 9 (""definitely agree""). The statements are as follows: 1) My doctor encouraged me to talk about personal concerns related to my medical symptoms, 2) My doctor asked me what I believe is causing my medical symptoms, 3) My doctor gave me a complete explanation for my medical symptoms or treatment, 4) My doctor encouraged me to give my opinion about my medical treatment, 5) My doctor asked me whether I agree with his/her decisions. The outcome measure was the percent of patients who gave the top score of 9 on all five statements.
Patient Responses to Stakeholder Generated Questions
Time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Patient responses to statements that were generated by the study's patient and physicians stakeholders regarding how they felt during their appointment. Patients rated 5 statements, described below, on a scale of 0 (definitely disagree) to 9 (definitely agree). The outcome measure is the percent of patients that responded with a top score of "9." Statement 1: My doctor and I accomplished my most important goals today. Statement 2: I feel cared for. Statement 3: I feel comfortable being open with my doctor. Statement 4: I felt my doctor was open with me. Statement 5: I know what my next steps are.
Patients' Feeling of Respect by Their Doctor
Time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)
Patient responses to one statement modified from Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) regarding the respect they felt from their doctor. Patients rated the statement "My doctor showed respect for what I had to say," on a scale of 1 ("definitely disagree") to 4 ("definitely agree"). The outcome measure was the percentage of patients that gave the top score of 4 on this statement.
1 secondary outcome
Option 5 Shared Decision Making Score
Time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant based on analysis of the audio recording of their visits)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Jul 2018.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 24389354Barr PJ, Thompson R, Walsh T, Grande SW, Ozanne EM, Elwyn G. The psychometric properties of CollaboRATE: a fast and frugal patient-reported measure of the shared decision-making process. J Med Internet Res. 2014 Jan 3;16(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3085.
- Background: PubMed 2299426Lerman CE, Brody DS, Caputo GC, Smith DG, Lazaro CG, Wolfson HG. Patients' Perceived Involvement in Care Scale: relationship to attitudes about illness and medical care. J Gen Intern Med. 1990 Jan-Feb;5(1):29-33. doi: 10.1007/BF02602306.
- Background: PubMed 15713169Elwyn G, Hutchings H, Edwards A, Rapport F, Wensing M, Cheung WY, Grol R. The OPTION scale: measuring the extent that clinicians involve patients in decision-making tasks. Health Expect. 2005 Mar;8(1):34-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2004.00311.x.
- Results publication: PubMed 27044959Tai-Seale M, Elwyn G, Wilson CJ, Stults C, Dillon EC, Li M, Chuang J, Meehan A, Frosch DL. Enhancing Shared Decision Making Through Carefully Designed Interventions That Target Patient And Provider Behavior. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Apr;35(4):605-12. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1398.
- Open Communication VideoLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH principal investigator
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Ask 3 Questions and Open Communication in people with Patient Engagement and Physician's Role, run by Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 20 Jul 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Patient Rating of Shared Decision Making (time frame: Day 1 (outcomes measures were assessed once for each participant)). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02522286, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2018.