Can a university course help communicate palliative care?

Educational innovation as a communication strategy in palliative care (Teach-Inn Pal)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10236642

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-01

Start date

2022-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-08

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Conditions

Palliative care Not Applicable

Interventions

University students enrolled in the course (n = 29) are invited to test and redesign the palliative care message. Knowledge and empathy will be measured throughout the learning process. Afterwards, qu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students in their second or subsequent years of university at the Schools of Economics and Business, Architecture, Education and Psychology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students in fields somewhat related to health will not be admitted

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The knowledge and attitudes of the students are measured through a Palliative Care Knowledge Questionnaire and a Cognitive and Affective Empathy Test (TECA) before, during and after the course	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The retention of the knowledge and the retransmission of the message will be assessed through in-depth interviews 5 months after the course is over	—

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactAna Paula S Salas Moreira

asalasmo@unav.es+34 (0)645599506

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026