Palliative Care EducationNCT07402837
Creating a Flexible Curriculum Tool for Pediatric Palliative Care Rotating Learners
A study testing Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool and Standard Palliative Care Education in people with Palliative Care Education, run by Children's National Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new educational tool can improve the training and educational process for learners who will already be taking part in the palliative care rotation at Children's National Hospital. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Palliative Care Education
- What is being tested?
- Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool and Standard Palliative Care Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2026to Mar 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- must be an adult, greater than or equal to 18 years old
- must have rotated with the pediatric palliative care team for at least 1/2 day during the study period
- must speak English
Who cannot join
- there are no exclusion criteria for this study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
Childrens National Hospital
Silver Spring, Maryland, 20901-4235
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new educational tool can improve the training and educational process for learners who will already be taking part in the palliative care rotation at Children's National Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- If learners who are trained using the educational tool more frequently answer strongly agree/agree to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation"
- If learners who are trained using the educational tool more frequently answer strongly agree/agree to the question "I achieved my specific objectives of the palliative care rotation"
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If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare responses from learners who did and and did not have their rotation guided by the educational tool to see if there are differences.
Participants will engage in their palliative care rotation as they would have otherwise, though those in the intervention group will be provided different resources. They will be asked to provide responses to survey questions on their end-of-rotation evaluation, and some will be invited to participate in a focus group at the end of their rotation.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care Education
- Being tested
- Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool, Standard Palliative Care Education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Rotation Using Flexible Education ToolBehavioural
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a flexible education tool that utilizes a palliative care education database of resources to tailor the structure of a learner rotation to their specific needs. At the moment, education is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library. The purpose of this intervention is to provide a standardized database of resources that can be pulled from in an automated manner to design a tailored curriculum for each learner based on their personal learning objectives, learning style, year in training, and experience with palliative care.
Standard Palliative Care EducationBehavioural
This is the typical palliative care education that is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control - Standard Education | Active comparator | This is the standard palliative care education that most learners receive. Receives: Behavioral: Standard Palliative Care Education |
| Intervention - Education Using Flexible Curriculum Tool | Experimental | This is the education using a new educational tool that tailors resources, guidance, and education to learner objectives, level of training, learning style, and palliative care experience. Receives: Behavioral: Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Response to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Secondary outcomes (8)
Response to the question "I achieved my specific objectives of the palliative care rotation."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "I was provided with a variety of resources to meet my learning objectives."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education I received matched my level of training."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education was appropriate to my previous exposure to hospice and palliative medicine."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education on this rotation matched my learning style."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "This rotation was valuable."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The clinical educators promoted an open, respectful, and safe environment for discussion, learning, and improvement."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "I would recommend this rotation to other learners."
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
Measured: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Feb 2026
- Study start1 Jan 2026
- Primary completionMar 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Palliative Care EducationStudies 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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Nimisha Bajaj, Children's National Research Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07402837
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00001648
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 26 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Creating a Flexible Curriculum Tool for Pediatric Palliative Care Rotating Learners
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07402837
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STUDY00001648
- Conditions
- Palliative Care Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Children's National Research InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Feb 2026 (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 goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new educational tool can improve the training and educational process for learners who will already be taking part in the palliative care rotation at Children's National Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- If learners who are trained using the educational tool more frequently answer strongly agree/agree to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation"
- If learners who are trained using the educational tool more frequently answer strongly agree/agree to the question "I achieved my specific objectives of the palliative care rotation"
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare responses from learners who did and and did not have their rotation guided by the educational tool to see if there are differences.
Participants will engage in their palliative care rotation as they would have otherwise, though those in the intervention group will be provided different resources. They will be asked to provide responses to survey questions on their end-of-rotation evaluation, and some will be invited to participate in a focus group at the end of their rotation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control - Standard Education | Active comparator | Behavioral: Standard Palliative Care EducationThis is the standard palliative care education that most learners receive. |
| Intervention - Education Using Flexible Curriculum Tool | Experimental | Behavioral: Rotation Using Flexible Education ToolThis is the education using a new educational tool that tailors resources, guidance, and education to learner objectives, level of training, learning style, and palliative care experience. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- must be an adult, greater than or equal to 18 years old
- must have rotated with the pediatric palliative care team for at least 1/2 day during the study period
- must speak English
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- there are no exclusion criteria for this study
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rotation Using Flexible Education ToolThe purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a flexible education tool that utilizes a palliative care education database of resources to tailor the structure of a learner rotation to their specific needs. At the moment, education is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library. The purpose of this intervention is to provide a standardized database of resources that can be pulled from in an automated manner to design a tailored curriculum for each learner based on their personal learning objectives, learning style, year in training, and experience with palliative care. | Behavioural | Intervention - Education Using Flexible Curriculum Tool |
| Standard Palliative Care EducationThis is the typical palliative care education that is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library. | Behavioural | Control - Standard Education |
Primary outcome
Response to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree
8 secondary outcomes
Response to the question "I achieved my specific objectives of the palliative care rotation."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "I was provided with a variety of resources to meet my learning objectives."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education I received matched my level of training."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education was appropriate to my previous exposure to hospice and palliative medicine."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The education on this rotation matched my learning style."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "This rotation was valuable."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "The clinical educators promoted an open, respectful, and safe environment for discussion, learning, and improvement."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Response to the question "I would recommend this rotation to other learners."
Time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Feb 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
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The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool and Standard Palliative Care Education in people with Palliative Care Education, run by Children's National Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
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 3 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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Feb 2026. 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 United States. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
Response to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation." (time frame: Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt). 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 Feb 2026.