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title: "The Patient's Experience With Physician Assistant Providers (PEPAP)"
nct_id: NCT05104879
overall_status: UNKNOWN
phase: NA
sponsor: Desert Orthopedic Center
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Joint Diseases, Midlevel Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Patient Perceptions, Patient Preferences
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2021-11-03
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# The Patient's Experience With Physician Assistant Providers (PEPAP)

**Official Title:** The Patient's Experience With Physician Assistant Providers: a Descriptive Survey and Randomized Intervention

**NCT ID:** [NCT05104879](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05104879)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 192
- **Lead Sponsor:** Desert Orthopedic Center
- **Conditions:** Joint Diseases, Midlevel Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Patient Perceptions, Patient Preferences
- **Start Date:** 2021-12
- **Completion Date:** 2022-02
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2021-11-03

## Brief Summary

Our investigation was a prospective cross-sectional survey evaluating the patient experience to new patients that presented to an outpatient private practice specialized in total joint reconstruction. New patients seeing a PA during their initial visit were randomized to intervention and control groups and all were given a descriptive survey at checkout. Inclusion criteria (1) new patient (2) English speaking (3) appointment with PA. There was no exclusion criteria. Eligible patients were randomized to the intervention group (received biosketch card) or the control group (no card) using random number generator. Patients within the intervention group received a biosketch card during rooming, pre-clinician encounter, and were not informed about involvement. Both groups received standard care that was independent of the study. To blind the outcome measure, the research assistant did not explain the reason for the card upon rooming. The provider PA was not informed which patient received the card. Upon discharge, the patient completed a five-question survey regarding the clinic visit.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* New Patient
* Appointment with a PA

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-English Speaker
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## Arms

- **Biosketch Card** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Patients within the experimental group received a biosketch card during rooming, pre-clinician encounter, and were not informed about their involvement. To blind the outcome measure, the research assistant did not explain the reason for the card upon rooming the patient nor did they inform the midlevel provider.
- **No Card** (NO_INTERVENTION) — No bio sketch card was provided to these participants.

## Interventions

- **Biosketch Card** (OTHER) — The experimental group received a biosketch card during rooming, pre-clinician encounter that gave an overview of the midlevel providers qualifications.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Survey** _(time frame: Immediately following the visit)_ — Five question survey following the visit

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