Patients and students team up to fix doctor training for learning disabilities

NCT ID NCT07585708

First seen May 14, 2026

Summary

This study interviews people with learning differences and surveys medical students to understand what future doctors need to learn to provide better care. The goal is to use these insights to create volunteer-led teaching sessions. The study is small, with 15 participants, and aims to improve healthcare access and reduce discrimination.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham Medical School at the Royal Derby Hospital

    Derby, DE22 3DT, United Kingdom

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help create better training for doctors to improve healthcare access and quality for people with learning differences.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early-stage interview and survey study with only 15 participants, so findings may not apply broadly. It does not test any treatment.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

learning disability

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.