NCT02723136

Brief Summary

This study addresses the effectiveness of a smartphone application to improve academic performance among medical students. Participants will be randomised to receive an application developed by a team of physicians and engineers, designed to review key concepts in internal medicine and its subspecialties. The primary outcome will be the number of correct answers in a multiple choice test 4 weeks after randomisation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2016

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 27, 2016

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 30, 2016

Completed
2 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2016

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

May 17, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

March 27, 2016

Last Update Submit

May 14, 2016

Conditions

Education, Medical

Keywords

SmartphoneInternshipInternal Medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Academic Performance

    Overall percentage of correct responses in a standardised test.

    4 weeks after randomisation

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to complete tests

    4 weeks after randomisation

Other Outcomes (2)

  • Application adherence

    4 weeks after randomisation

  • Application adherence

    4 weeks after randomisation

Study Arms (2)

Smartphone application

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants allocated to this arm will receive a smartphone application developed to assist and guide the study of internal medicine and its subspecialties. The application will provide feedback to participants regarding their overall performance in terms of correct answers and the overall time required to solve a clinical vignette.

Device: Smartphone Application

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

Students allocated to this arm will not receive any further assistance in studying for this trial's tests.

Interventions

Smartphone ApplicationDEVICE

Smartphone application developed by internists and engineers. Will be made available on iOS(R) and Android(R) operating systems.

Smartphone application

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Medical student coursing their internship.
  • Owns a smartphone with an Android® or iOs®-based operating system

You may not qualify if:

  • Refusal to participate.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Campus de la Salud, Universidad de Valparaiso

Reñaca, Viña Del Mar, Chile

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Mosa AS, Yoo I, Sheets L. A systematic review of healthcare applications for smartphones. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2012 Jul 10;12:67. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-67.

    PMID: 22781312BACKGROUND

  • Shah J, Haq U, Bashir A, Shah SA. Awareness of academic use of smartphones and medical apps among medical students in a private medical college? J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Feb;66(2):184-6.

    PMID: 26819165BACKGROUND

  • Baumgart DC. Smartphones in clinical practice, medical education, and research. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Jul 25;171(14):1294-6. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.320. No abstract available.

    PMID: 21788549BACKGROUND

  • Rung A, Warnke F, Mattheos N. Investigating the use of smartphones for learning purposes by Australian dental students. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2014 Apr 30;2(2):e20. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.3120.

    PMID: 25099261BACKGROUND

  • O'Connor P, Byrne D, Butt M, Offiah G, Lydon S, Mc Inerney K, Stewart B, Kerin MJ. Interns and their smartphones: use for clinical practice. Postgrad Med J. 2014 Feb;90(1060):75-9. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-131930. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

    PMID: 24243966BACKGROUND

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Study Officials

  • Felipe Martinez, M.D., M.Sc.

    Universidad de Valparaiso

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 27, 2016

First Posted

March 30, 2016

Study Start

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion

May 1, 2016

Study Completion

May 1, 2016

Last Updated

May 17, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

There is currently no plan to make individual participant data available.

Locations

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