NCT00470860

Brief Summary

This study mapped the time course of forgetting among resident physicians after they use an online learning exercise covering principles of diabetes care. Participants took a pre-test followed by an online tutorial covering aspects of diabetes care. They then completed a post-test on the same topics after a randomly-assigned time delay from 0 to 55 days. We hypothesized that post-test scores after these different time delays would decline following a curvilinear relationship with increasing time. This understanding of forgetting will inform our selection of a time for delivering reinforcement exercises in future educational studies among physicians.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
105

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2004

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2004

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2005

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 7, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 8, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

May 8, 2007

Status Verified

May 1, 2007

First QC Date

May 7, 2007

Last Update Submit

May 7, 2007

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Knowledge related to blood pressure and lipid management for diabetes patients

    Up to 8 weeks

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Family medicine residents (physicians in training)
  • Internal medicine residents (physicians in training)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Charles R. Drew University

Los Angeles, California, 90059, United States

Location

UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesEndocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Douglas S Bell, MD, PhD

    University of California, Los Angeles

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 7, 2007

First Posted

May 8, 2007

Study Start

December 1, 2004

Study Completion

August 1, 2005

Last Updated

May 8, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-05

Locations