Plain-English translation of NCT06606470 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing the ABCs (All Providers Better Communication Skills) program, an online education curriculum designed to help healthcare providers feel more confident and skilled when talking with patients about serious illness, goals of care, and palliative (comfort-focused) care. The program combines five self-paced online modules with three interactive virtual workshops. Early testing shows that providers who complete the program report feeling more confident and are better at these important conversations.
Research shows that healthcare providers often avoid talking with patients about serious illness and end-of-life wishes, partly because they weren't trained in how to have these conversations. This trial exists to see if the new training program helps providers develop these communication skills, so patients can get the right support and symptom management earlier in their illness journey.
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If you are randomly assigned to the full ABCs program, you would complete five online learning modules at your own pace and attend three interactive virtual workshops with other healthcare providers. If you are in the control group, you would continue with your usual practice without this specific training. The study is comparing how providers in each group feel about and perform these serious illness conversations.
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