Comparing AI Role-Play and Peer Role-Play for Informed Consent Training in Endoscopy: A Randomized Control Trial

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

AI-based role play: Participants will role play informed consent scenarios with a generative AI-driven patient simulation designed to mimic a realistic consent discussion for an endoscopic procedure.

Peer role play: Participants will role play informed consent discussions with a peer (i.e., another participant randomized to this group)

Study 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

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Informed consent checklist — Day 1 (immediately post-training)
  20-item checklist outlining 19 key steps of the informed consent process, rated on a 3-point scale (yes (2), partial (2), no (0)) and a 10-point global rating scale. The maximum total possible score is 28 on the checklist and 10 on the global rating scale (38 overall), with higher scores representing better performance. Trainee performance during the SP post-test, conducted immediately after training (Day 1), will be evaluated using this scale.
• Communication Skills — Day 1 (immediately post-training)
  Communication Skills Global Rating Form published by Hodges B, McIlroy JH. Analytic global OSCE ratings are sensitive to level of training. Med Educ 2003; 37: 1012-6. The scale rates overall communication, empathy, coherence, verbal and non-verbal communcation on a 1-5 point scale. The maximum score is 25, with higher scores representing better performance. Trainee performance during the SP post-test, conducted immediately after training (Day 1), will be evaluated using this scale.

Trial sites (1)

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