COMPARING AI ROLE-PLAY AND PEER ROLE-PLAY FOR INFORMED CONSENT TRAINING IN ENDOSCOPY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to find out whether AI-based role play is effective in teaching healthcare trainees how to obtain informed consent from patients for endoscopic procedures. The main question is: • How does generative AI-based role play compare to traditional peer role play in training healthcare trainees to deliver informed consent for endoscopic procedures? Researchers will compare AI-based role play with peer role play to see which method is more effective for teaching this skill. What participants will do: * Attend a lecture on how to obtain informed consent. * Take part in simulation-based training using either peer role play or AI-based role play. * Participate in a simulated clinical encounter to assess their ability to obtain informed consent.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• 1\) physician trainee enrolled at the University of Toronto.

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Scarborough Health Network, University of Toronto
RECRUITING
Toronto
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: AI Role Play
Participants will interact with a generative AI-driven patient simulation designed to mimic a realistic consent discussion for an endoscopic procedure. The AI will respond dynamically to trainee input, prompting key elements of the consent process. After each case, the generative AI platform will provide the trainee with individualized feedback. Training will last 30 minutes. The same patient cases will be used in both groups.
Active_comparator: Peer Role Play
Participants will be paired with another trainee (i.e., peer) in this group to conduct role play exercises, alternating between the roles of physician and patient, using standardized prompts and guidelines. After each case, the trainee portraying the patient will be asked to provide feedback to the individual portraying the participant. Training will last 30 minutes. The same patient cases will be used in both groups.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The Hospital for Sick Children
Collaborators: Scarborough General Hospital, University of Toronto

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