Effectiveness of including a component of distant learning into empathy training

A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of including a component of distant learning into communication skill training program compared to attending the workshop, in improving empathy of the first year residents of psychiatry

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2012090510749N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-10-25

Start date

2012-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Basic communication skills & empathy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Attending group: Training basic communication skills and empathy in a two-day workshop performed by a board certified psychiatrist. The first day of the workshop includes a 2-hour lect

first, with some mistakes and negative points in the performance of the “physician”, and then in a professionally correct manner. After the “flawed” performance, residents discuss the negative points

Attending group: Training basic communication skills and empathy in a two-day workshop performed by a board certified psychiatrist. The first day of the workshop includes a 2-hour lecture on basic com

Distant learning group: Training basic communication skills and empathy by watching the videotape of the first day and participation in the second day of a two-day workshop performed by a board certif

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: First year residents of psychiatry; Giving consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: Not giving consent for the study; Not participating in the sessions of the workshop

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Empathy. Timepoint: Before and 3 month after the training. Method of measurement: Jefferson Scale of Empathy.;Empathy. Timepoint: Before and 3 month after the training. Method of measurement: Objective Assessment of Empathy.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMojgan Behzadipour

Iran University of Medical Sciences

m_behzadipour@razi.tums.ac.ir, mojgan_beh@yahoo.com, ahjalali@tums.ac.ir, vshariat@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6655 1515

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026