NCT01621282

Brief Summary

Running successful journal club is of the important goals for postgraduate education.In this study, the effect of a 6-month interactive educational course on journal clubs of Mashhad Dental school was observed using a valid and reliable checklist(r=0.74). Data will be evaluated and compared using spss software by t-test.

Trial Health

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Monitor

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2011

Shorter than P25 for phase_2

Status
terminated

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

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2011

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2012

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 14, 2012

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 18, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

July 12, 2012

Status Verified

June 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

June 14, 2012

Last Update Submit

July 11, 2012

Conditions

Educational Course

Keywords

journal club

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • checklist mean score

    The outcome mesures will be completed up to 6 months

    up to 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Departments passed 6-month interactive educational course

Other: Education

No Education

NO INTERVENTION

Departments not passed 6-month interactive educational course

Other: Conventional

Interventions

EducationOTHER

A 6-month interactive course on critical appraisal

Education
ConventionalOTHER

Conventional method/no intervention

No Education

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Faculty members of Dental School,Postgraduate departments

You may not qualify if:

  • Faculty members of other schools,Undergraduate departments

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational StatusCongresses as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic FactorsPopulation CharacteristicsOrganizationsHealth Care Economics and Organizations

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 14, 2012

First Posted

June 18, 2012

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion

June 1, 2012

Study Completion

June 1, 2012

Last Updated

July 12, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-06