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Integrating Narrative Medicine into Chronic Pain Clerkship: Effects on Clinical Competence and Empathy in Medical Students—A Randomized Controlled Study

Integration of Narrative Medicine in Clinical Clerkship Teaching for Chronic Pain: Practice and Effectiveness Evaluation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600121118
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-25
Start date
2025-06-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Medical Education

Interventions

Narrative Medicine Group:We introduced narrative medicine into the existing traditional curriculum. The added modules covered the fundamental concepts of narrative medicine, training in parallel chart
Traditional Teaching Group:Utilizing conventional teaching methods such as multimedia lectures and bedside rounds.

Sponsors

West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical students completing a clinical internship in the Department of Pain Medicine at West China Hospital, Sichuan University, from May 2025 to April 2026

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous exposure to narrative medicine education. Declined to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Empathic Ability;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Doctor-Patient Communication Skills;Teaching Satisfaction;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZheng Bixin

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

bixin.zheng@scu.edu.cn+86 28 8542 2337

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026