Trial to Assess Best Methods for Engaging Academic Physicians in Grateful Patient Philanthropy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01328977

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-05

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2010-10-31

Last updated

2023-10-26

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Conditions

Physician's Role

Brief summary

This study attempted to identify the best method for educating and engaging academic physicians in grateful patient philanthropy.

Detailed description

In this small trial assessing the impact of educational methodologies, we are looking to determine which of the following 3 approaches will be most successful in engaging academic physicians in grateful patient philanthropy; * email advice * didactic session led by experts * one-on-one coaching by development professionals

Interventions

BEHAVIORALeducation

teaching

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* academic physicians

Exclusion criteria

* having secured grateful patient philanthropy in past

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
qualified referrals to development office	6 month follow-up period	Individuals able to make a donation of $25,000 based on criteria established by Hopkins Office of Development.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026