Recruiting

Communication Skills Training

Sponsor:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Code:

NCT07071116

Conditions

Communication

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Communication skills training

Communication skills training-Facilitator

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study to test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of a serious illness communication skills training (CST) tailored to rehabilitation professionals to improve their comfort and confidence in navigating difficult conversations with patients and families.

Primary Objectives:

Aim 1: To assess feasibility and acceptability of a multidisciplinary co-designed interactive CST program for rehabilitation professionals who care for children with serious illness and their families.

Aim 2: To characterize the potential impact of this CST intervention on pediatric rehabilitation professionals.

Secondary Objective:

Aim 3: To examine the perspectives of bereaved parent educators on participation in the implementation of communication training for rehabilitation professionals.

Conditions

Communication

Study ID

NCT07071116

Start date

Jul 9, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Oct, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria: Intervention Participants

  • Licensed rehabilitation professionals (e.g., physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists) employed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital actively involved in the care of pediatric oncology patients.
  • Willingness to participate in the communication skills training (CST) intervention and associated study activities.

Inclusion Criteria: Intervention Facilitators

  • St. Jude Bereaved Parent Educators who have participated as an educator in at least one other institutional educational event
  • Willingness to facilitate the communication skills training (CST) intervention and complete associated study activities.

Exclusion Criteria: Intervention Participants

  • Non-rehabilitation professionals
  • Individuals unable to attend the CST intervention session.

Exclusion Criteria: Intervention Facilitators

  • Individuals unable to attend the CST intervention session.

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Licensed rehabilitation professionals

Licensed rehabilitation professionals (e.g., physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists) employed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital actively involved in the care of pediatric oncology patients who will participate in the CST intervention

other: St. Jude Bereaved Parent Educators

St. Jude Bereaved Parent Educators who have participated as an educator in at least one other institutional educational event and will facilitate the CST intervention

Interventions

Communication skills training

See Detailed Description

Communication skills training-Facilitator

See Detailed Description

Primary outcome measure

  • Proportion of participants who achieve a mean score ≥3 on the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) scale [ Time Frame: Approximately 3 months post intervention ]
  • Proportion of participants who achieve a mean score ≥3 on Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) scale [ Time Frame: Approximately 3 months post intervention ]
  • Proportion of participants who achieve a mean score ≥3 on the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) scale [ Time Frame: Approximately 3 months post intervention ]
  • Potential impact of this CST intervention on pediatric rehabilitation professionals [ Time Frame: Prior to the start of the intervention (day 1) and at the end of study, approximately 3 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Brittany Cowfer, MD

888-226-4343referralinfo@stjude.org

Locations

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Recruiting

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105

Contacts

Brittany Cowfer, MD

888-226-4343referralinfo@stjude.org

Principal Investigator:

Brittany Cowfer, MD

More Information

Sponsor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Last update posted

Jul 13, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Communication Skills Training (CST)
  • Rehabilitation Professionals

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on 2026-07-13.