Education, MedicalCOPENCT05434221
Communication Skill Training Program for Occupational Therapy Interns
A study testing COPE in people with Education, Medical, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
Effective communication is one of important skills in occupational therapy (OT) practice, affecting the effectiveness and quality of therapy. Although there are only a few courses on communication skills related to OT, there is a lack of a complete, suitable, and evidence-based OT communication skills teaching… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Education, Medical
- What is being tested?
- COPE
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 216 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 23 Oct 2020to 30 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 20 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- [interns]
- age ≥ 20 years
- an intern of occupational therapy
- [patients]
- age ≥ 20 years
- enable to communicate with the others
Who cannot join
- [interns]
- unwilling to be recorded
- [patients]
- have communication barriers
- unwilling to be recorded
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100
Sheau-Ling Huang, +886-3366-8179
About this study
Official title: Development and Evaluation of a Communication Skill Training Program for Occupational Therapy Interns
Effective communication is one of important skills in occupational therapy (OT) practice, affecting the effectiveness and quality of therapy. Although there are only a few courses on communication skills related to OT, there is a lack of a complete, suitable, and evidence-based OT communication skills teaching programs that can effectively improve the interns' communication skills. The purpose of the study is to develop a communication skills training program for occupational therapy interns in physical dysfunction practice (COPE), and examine the effectiveness of COPE.
- Conditions
- Education, Medical
- Being tested
- COPE
- Keywords
- Communication skill, occupational therapy, intern
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
COPEOther
The experimental group receives the COPE during their internships. The COPE consists of two part: (1) communication skills teaching and simulation practice; (2) clinical communication teaching: record the clinical treatment process of the interns and turn them into verbatim drafts. Experts then complied the strengths and weaknesses of the interns' communication skills based on the verbatim manuscripts and gave feedback on the interns' communication skills.
The interns in the experimental group will participate 1 time of the communication skills teaching and simulation practice, and 3 times of the clinical communication teaching in three months.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experiment group | Experimental | interns in the experiment group receive COPE during their internship. Receives: Other: COPE |
| Control group | No intervention | interns in the control group do not receive any specific communication training during their internship. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Experts assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-Faculty version
The experts will use the questionnaire named GKCSAF (faculty version) to assess interns' communication skills via verbatim draft of the audio-recording.
The GKCSAF contains 9 items: build a relationship, open the discussion, gather information, understand the patients' perspective, share information, reach agreement, provide closure, demonstrate empathy, and communicate accurate information. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale. The total score ranges from 5 to 45. The higher scores indicate better communication skills.
Measured: during procedure
Secondary outcomes (3)
Patients or caregivers assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-patient/caregiver version
The patients will use the questionnaire named GKCSAF (patient/caregiver version) to assess the interns' communication skills after their occupation therapy.
The items and the score range are the same with the faculty version.
Measured: during procedure
Interns self-reported communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-self-assessment version
The interns will use the GKCSAF (self-assessment version) to assess their communication skills via verbatim draft of the audio-recording after they communicate with the patients.
The items and the score range are the same with the faculty and patient/caregiver version.
Measured: during procedure
Patients' engagements in occupational therapy：Occupational Therapy Engagement Scale (OTES)
The experts will use OTES to assess patients' engagement in occupational therapy for one week.
The OTES is a questionnaire which is designed to assess patients' engagement level in occupational therapy. The OTES contains 12 items, such as "commit in therapy activities without being urged", "sustain attention until the end of one therapeutic activity", and so on. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale. The total score ranges from 0 to 36. A higher sum score indicates a higher level of engagement.
Measured: during procedure
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jun 2022
- Study start23 Oct 2020
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Education, MedicalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 216 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05434221
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202006114RINC
- Acronym
- COPE
- Status last verified
- Jun 2022
- First submitted
- 16 Jun 2022
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Calhoun AW, Rider EA, Peterson E, Meyer EC. Multi-rater feedback with gap analysis: an innovative means to assess communication skill and self-insight. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Sep;80(3):321-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.06.027. Epub 2010 Jul 17.
PubMed 20638814Peterson EB, Calhoun AW, Rider EA. The reliability of a modified Kalamazoo Consensus Statement Checklist for assessing the communication skills of multidisciplinary clinicians in the simulated environment. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Sep;96(3):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Jul 19.
PubMed 25103180Wu TY, Lien BY, Lequerica AH, Lu WS, Hsieh CL. Development and Validation of the Occupational Therapy Engagement Scale for Patients with Stroke. Occup Ther Int. 2019 Mar 6;2019:3164254. doi: 10.1155/2019/3164254. eCollection 2019.
PubMed 30962799
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jun 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development and Evaluation of a Communication Skill Training Program for Occupational Therapy Interns
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05434221
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- COPE / 202006114RINC
- Conditions
- Education, Medical
- Keywords
- Communication skill, occupational therapy, intern
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 216 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Oct 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 27 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Effective communication is one of important skills in occupational therapy (OT) practice, affecting the effectiveness and quality of therapy. Although there are only a few courses on communication skills related to OT, there is a lack of a complete, suitable, and evidence-based OT communication skills teaching programs that can effectively improve the interns' communication skills. The purpose of the study is to develop a communication skills training program for occupational therapy interns in physical dysfunction practice (COPE), and examine the effectiveness of COPE.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experiment group | Experimental | Other: COPEinterns in the experiment group receive COPE during their internship. |
| Control group | No intervention | –interns in the control group do not receive any specific communication training during their internship. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- [interns]
- age ≥ 20 years
- an intern of occupational therapy
- [patients]
- age ≥ 20 years
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- [interns]
- unwilling to be recorded
- [patients]
- have communication barriers
- unwilling to be recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|
| COPEThe experimental group receives the COPE during their internships. The COPE consists of two part: (1) communication skills teaching and simulation practice; (2) clinical communication teaching: record the clinical treatment process of the interns and turn them into verbatim drafts. Experts then complied the strengths and weaknesses of the interns' communication skills based on the verbatim manuscripts and gave feedback on the interns' communication skills. The interns in the experimental group will participate 1 time of the communication skills teaching and simulation practice, and 3 times of the clinical communication teaching in three months. | Other | Experiment group |
Primary outcome
Experts assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-Faculty version
Time frame: during procedure
The experts will use the questionnaire named GKCSAF (faculty version) to assess interns' communication skills via verbatim draft of the audio-recording. The GKCSAF contains 9 items: build a relationship, open the discussion, gather information, understand the patients' perspective, share information, reach agreement, provide closure, demonstrate empathy, and communicate accurate information. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale. The total score ranges from 5 to 45. The higher scores indicate better communication skills.
3 secondary outcomes
Patients or caregivers assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-patient/caregiver version
Time frame: during procedure
Interns self-reported communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-self-assessment version
Time frame: during procedure
Patients' engagements in occupational therapy：Occupational Therapy Engagement Scale (OTES)
Time frame: during procedure
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Jun 2022.
- Background: PubMed 20638814Calhoun AW, Rider EA, Peterson E, Meyer EC. Multi-rater feedback with gap analysis: an innovative means to assess communication skill and self-insight. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Sep;80(3):321-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.06.027. Epub 2010 Jul 17.
- Background: PubMed 25103180Peterson EB, Calhoun AW, Rider EA. The reliability of a modified Kalamazoo Consensus Statement Checklist for assessing the communication skills of multidisciplinary clinicians in the simulated environment. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Sep;96(3):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Jul 19.
- Background: PubMed 30962799Wu TY, Lien BY, Lequerica AH, Lu WS, Hsieh CL. Development and Validation of the Occupational Therapy Engagement Scale for Patients with Stroke. Occup Ther Int. 2019 Mar 6;2019:3164254. doi: 10.1155/2019/3164254. eCollection 2019.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing COPE in people with Education, Medical, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
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 6 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Sheau-Ling Huang, Ph.D. (+886-3366-8179, cathy@ntu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Experts assessed interns' communication skills：Gap-Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Forms (GKCSAF)-Faculty version (time frame: during procedure). 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 NCT05434221, which also lists 3 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 27 Jun 2022.