EmpathyVerbaCurantNCT06410560
Culture is Care: Training Workshop for Care Workers (VerbaCurant)
A study testing Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hours and Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hours in people with Empathy and Well-Being, Psychological, run by Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
The study aims to measure the empathic capacity of healthcare professionals belonging to the Alessandria Hospital, by applying validated measuring instruments, before and after a specific training intervention. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Empathy, Well-Being, Psychological
- What is being tested?
- Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hours and Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hours
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 175 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 18 Mar 2021to 6 Dec 2022
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Health professionals related to the Alessandria Hospital
Who cannot join
- none
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Italy1 site
Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
Alessandria, Piedmont, 15121
About this study
Official title: "Culture is Care: Training Workshop for Care Workers" Study
The study aims to measure the empathic capacity of healthcare professionals belonging to the Alessandria Hospital, by applying validated measuring instruments, before and after a specific training intervention. The secondary objective is to assess how the training initiative impacts on subjects with a different attitude towards cultural participation.
Read the detailed description
The aim of this project is to identify how a medical humanities intervention can act on the empathic capacity of carers through culture. One of the aims is to introduce an additional element to overcome the problems about language, prejudices, legitimisation by stakeholders who do not yet recognise the value and importance of projects promoting the relationship between culture, wellbeing and health. "Verba Curant" is aimed at generating cultural value, with the hope that it can unite the different professional fields involved and become the heritage of the community.
The project of the Alessandria Hospital Centre in collaboration with the Holden School intends to launch a series of actions aimed at promoting the beneficial impact of culture, in particular storytelling, on the caregivers and patients of the Alessandria Hospital in order to measure how much cultural enjoyment can impact on health literacy. It is planned to define a methodological tool useful for making care workers aware of the importance of culture and dialogue with patients, as well as being able to measure their degree of literacy. The tool will be the object of a widespread training action on care workers, which will also involve all the stakeholders involved in the transmission of health information to patients.
- Conditions
- Empathy, Well-Being, Psychological
- Being tested
- Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hours, Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hours
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hoursOther
Participants in training courses on creative writing and storytelling.
Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hoursOther
Participants in training courses on only theoretical narrative medicine.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Training workshop with hands-on laboratory | Experimental | Participants will undergo a training course for a total of 12 hours: 4 FAD + 8 in the laboratory. They will receive theoretical narrative medicine education with 4 hours of distance education and a practice course of storytelling and creative writing whit 8 hours of distance education in small groups, enabling discussion and interaction among participants. Receives: Other: Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hours |
| Brief training course | Placebo comparator | Participants will undergo a training course for a total of 4 FAD hours. They will receive theoretical narrative medicine education with 4 hours of distance education. Receives: Other: Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hours |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Empatic capacity
Assessment of the empathic capacity of health workers through the Jefferson of Empathy scale in two groups (treated and controls).
Measured: Before the intervention (Baseline/T0) and immediately after the intervention (Final/T1)
Wellbeing
Assessment of the wellbeing level of health workers through the PGWBI questionnaire in two groups (treated and controls).
Measured: Before the intervention (Baseline/T0) and immediately after the intervention (Final/T1)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 May 2024
- Study start18 Mar 2021
- Primary completion6 Sep 2022
- Study completion6 Dec 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for EmpathyStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 175 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Compagnia di San Paolo, Scuola Holden Contemporary Humanities
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Marinella Bertolotti, Biologist, Principal investigator, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06410560
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ASO.IRFI.21.02
- Acronym
- VerbaCurant
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 2 May 2024
- Last updated
- 13 May 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- "Culture is Care: Training Workshop for Care Workers" Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06410560
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- VerbaCurant / ASO.IRFI.21.02
- Conditions
- Empathy, Well-Being, Psychological
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 175 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di AlessandriaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Compagnia di San Paolo, Scuola Holden Contemporary Humanities
- Study start
- 18 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 6 Dec 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 May 2024 (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.
The study aims to measure the empathic capacity of healthcare professionals belonging to the Alessandria Hospital, by applying validated measuring instruments, before and after a specific training intervention. The secondary objective is to assess how the training initiative impacts on subjects with a different attitude towards cultural participation.
Detailed description
The aim of this project is to identify how a medical humanities intervention can act on the empathic capacity of carers through culture. One of the aims is to introduce an additional element to overcome the problems about language, prejudices, legitimisation by stakeholders who do not yet recognise the value and importance of projects promoting the relationship between culture, wellbeing and health. "Verba Curant" is aimed at generating cultural value, with the hope that it can unite the different professional fields involved and become the heritage of the community.
The project of the Alessandria Hospital Centre in collaboration with the Holden School intends to launch a series of actions aimed at promoting the beneficial impact of culture, in particular storytelling, on the caregivers and patients of the Alessandria Hospital in order to measure how much cultural enjoyment can impact on health literacy. It is planned to define a methodological tool useful for making care workers aware of the importance of culture and dialogue with patients, as well as being able to measure their degree of literacy. The tool will be the object of a widespread training action on care workers, which will also involve all the stakeholders involved in the transmission of health information to patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Training workshop with hands-on laboratory | Experimental | Other: Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hoursParticipants will undergo a training course for a total of 12 hours: 4 FAD + 8 in the laboratory. They will receive theoretical narrative medicine education with 4 hours of distance education and a practice course of storytelling and creative writing whit 8 hours of distance education in small groups, enabling discussion and interaction among participants. |
| Brief training course | Placebo comparator | Other: Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hoursParticipants will undergo a training course for a total of 4 FAD hours. They will receive theoretical narrative medicine education with 4 hours of distance education. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Health professionals related to the Alessandria Hospital
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- none
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hoursParticipants in training courses on creative writing and storytelling. | Other | Training workshop with hands-on laboratory |
| Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hoursParticipants in training courses on only theoretical narrative medicine. | Other | Brief training course |
Primary outcome
Empatic capacity
Time frame: Before the intervention (Baseline/T0) and immediately after the intervention (Final/T1)
Assessment of the empathic capacity of health workers through the Jefferson of Empathy scale in two groups (treated and controls).
Wellbeing
Time frame: Before the intervention (Baseline/T0) and immediately after the intervention (Final/T1)
Assessment of the wellbeing level of health workers through the PGWBI questionnaire in two groups (treated and controls).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 May 2024.
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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.
Marinella Bertolotti, Biologist principal investigator
Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Training about storytelling and creative writing: 12 hours and Training only about theoretical narrative medicine: 4 hours in people with Empathy and Well-Being, Psychological, run by Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria at 1 site in Italy.
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 1 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 13 May 2024. 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 Italy. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
Empatic capacity (time frame: Before the intervention (Baseline/T0) and immediately after the intervention (Final/T1)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 13 May 2024.