The Gaming for Medical Education Research (G4MER) Program
G4MER
Gaming for Medical Education Research Program: An Investigator-blinded, Randomised Controlled Trial on Serious Games for Doctors, Nurses and Students.
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The "G4MER" Program aims to investigate whether serious games add value to medical education in comparison to an online learning package or clinical practice guidelines. The investigators will perform a series of investigator-blinded randomised control trials on doctors, nurses, and medical students at Sydney Children's Hospital. Participants will be given access to their randomly allocated intervention for 8 weeks or 5 days, and will be assessed using multiple choice questions (MCQ) and two observed structure clinical examination (OSCE) stations. Participant attitudes will also be assessed through a mixed-methods questionnaire.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2017
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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
July 3, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 14, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 11, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 28, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 30, 2022
CompletedJuly 31, 2019
July 1, 2019
4.7 years
August 14, 2018
July 29, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Multiple choice quiz score
A paper-based assessment using multiple choice questions designed to test knowledge acquisition for asthma and seizure management. For Studies 1A and 1B, scale 0 to 10, higher is better performance. Studies 2A and 2B, scale from 0 to 15, higher is better.
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Asthma observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) score
An OSCE administered in a high-fidelity simulation lab. A child with an exacerbation of asthma will be presented and the management required will need to be implemented by the participant. For Studies 1A and 1B, subscale from 0 to 15, higher is better, with scores summed with Outcome 3. Studies 2A and 2B, subscale from 0 to 25, higher is better, with scores summed with Outcome 3.
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Seizure observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) scoresimulation lab)
An OSCE administered in a high-fidelity simulation lab. A child with a seizure will be presented and the management required will need to be implemented by the participant. For Studies 1A and 1B, subscale from 0 to 15, higher is better, with scores summed with Outcome 3. Studies 2A and 2B, subscale from 0 to 25, higher is better, with scores summed with Outcome 2.
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Participant attitudes towards educational intervention
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Time to specific actions in OSCE scenarios
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Anti-epileptic medication(s) administered at correct time during OSCE scenario
Post-intervention assessment; 8 weeks (Study 1A and 1B) or 2 hours (Study 2A and 2B).
Study Arms (3)
PlayMed
EXPERIMENTALPlayMed, a highly immersive role-playing computer game \- Focus on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Online Package (OP)
ACTIVE COMPARATOROnline package (OP) of NSW Health Guidelines \- Focus on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Paper Guidelines
PLACEBO COMPARATORPaper NSW Health Guidelines \- Focus on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Interventions
A highly immersive role-playing computer game focused on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Online package (OP) of NSW Health Guidelines focused on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Paper NSW Health Guideline focused on Paediatric Asthma and Seizure management
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Studies 1A and 2A Phase 2 or 3 medical students at UNSW who are enrolled in the Children's Health Course will be eligible
- Studies 1B and 2B Doctors and nurses employed at Sydney Children's Hospital.
You may not qualify if:
- Studies 1A and 2A Medical students not actively enrolled at UNSW
- Studies 1B and 2B Doctors and nurses not actively employed at Sydney Children's Hospital.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Michael J Coffey, BMed MD
The University of New South Wales
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 14, 2018
First Posted
September 11, 2018
Study Start
July 3, 2017
Primary Completion
February 28, 2022
Study Completion
April 30, 2022
Last Updated
July 31, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share