E-learning on the Trainees' Ability to Diagnose and Treat Acute Otitis Media Among Children

NCT03101605 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E-learning for ear exam
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 201
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

An e-learning module to teach how to evaluate ears in children was recently designed. The aim of this study is to measure the impact of this e-learning module on the trainees' ability to appropriately diagnose ear infection in clinical setting.

Conditions

Ear Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Ear exam accuracy

  accuracy of diagnosis of acute otitis media in comparison to the diagnosis made by a staff working at the pediatric emergency

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Favorite teaching method

  1 month

• Immediate theoretical knowledge

  1 hour post training

• remote theoretical knowledge

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

e-learning

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention for this study will be the completion of an original E-learning module on AOM designed by a team of pediatric residents, pediatricians, a pediatric otolaryngologist, a pediatric emergency physician and a pediatric infectious diseases specialist. The module includes interactive sections on anatomy, epidemiology, pathophysiology, microbiology, diagnostic criteria, treatment options and prognosis. A 5 minute video demonstrating appropriate pediatric ear examination techniques is also included in the module. Throughout the module, many examples of ear pathologies captured on video during a previous study. The E-learning module should take 0.5 hr to complete.

Other: e-learning teaching module

Standard teaching

OTHER

The control group will receive a 2h lecture on AOM, which is the "standard" teaching method. Given by a pediatrician or a senior pediatric resident, this lecture, using a PowerPoint© presentation support, encompasses clinical cases, notions of anatomy, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, treatment options, and prognosis, describes different ear examination techniques, and shows examples of different pathologies.

Other: Standard teaching method

Interventions

e-learning teaching module OTHER

As described

e-learning

Standard teaching method OTHER

As described

Standard teaching

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Third or fourth-year medical students
• Doing their 6-week rotation in general pediatrics at Sainte-Justine Hospital
• Participation at the introductory meeting on the first day of the rotation

You may not qualify if:

• No shifts scheduled at the emergency department during general pediatrics rotation
• Student already recruited in a previous rotation
• Student who evaluated less than 10 ears for the study will not be included in the primary analysis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Justine's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sainte-Justine Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3T1C5, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Otitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The physicians evaluating the student performances will be blinded to the randomization
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, MSc

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2017
• First Posted: April 5, 2017
• Study Start: June 15, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2018
• Study Completion: November 30, 2018
• Last Updated: April 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)