NCT05102656Active, not recruiting
Patient Perceptions of the Relational Empathy of Healthcare Practitioners From the Department of Emergency Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patient Perceptions of the Relational Empathy of Healthcare Practitioners From the Department of Emergency Medicine During COVID-19: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing In-Person Interaction With Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Versus Video Interaction Without PPE
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study investigates patients' perceptions of their doctor's or nurse's empathy during an in-person interaction with the doctor or nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) compared to during a video interaction with the doctor or nurse without PPE. The goal of this research study is to learn whether patients who visit the Acute Cancer Care Center at MD Anderson believe they get better (more empathetic) care from doctors who visit them in person wearing PPE or from doctors who visit them by video call and do not wear PPE.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 107 (actual)
- First submitted
- 29 Oct 2021
- Start date
- 2 Jun 2021
- Primary completion date
- 2 Feb 2027
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- NCT number
- NCT05102656
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 107
- From 2 Jun 2021 to the primary completion date, 2 Feb 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Refuses to participate
- Too ill to participate, in the estimation of the patient's physician
Who the study is looking for
- \>= 18 years old
- Able to speak and write in English
- Able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document
- Willing and able to complete the study assessment(s)
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M D Anderson Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
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