Online Perceptual Modules and Spaced Learning, a Modern Approach to Teaching LVEF Assessment to Medical Students.

NCT04310358 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 19.360
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to:

1. 1.Create 4 short PLMs aimed at improving visual estimation of LVEF on TTE images.
2. 2.Design a study to determine if these online PLMs can be used to increase the ability of medical students to estimate LVEF on TTE images and create long term retention of this skill.

Conditions

Medical Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Impact of the spaced online 4 short PLMs on the ability to correctly visually estimate LVEF during a remote post-test (1 month).

  The mean absolute deviation of the participants' visual estimations from the validated answer (expert estimate) will be used as a measure of the precision of the estimations.

  Change between baseline (pre-test) and remote post-test (1 month)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Impact of the online perceptual modules on the ability to correctly estimate LVEF during an immediate post-test (module validation).

  Change between baseline (pre-test) and immediately after the fourth PLM online session.

• The progression (improvement of performance) of the participants' ability to correctly assess LVEF throughout the completion of the 4 modules.

  At the end of the fourth online session, on an average of 15 to up to 30 days.

• The fluency (time to answer) of each participant as they progress through the study protocol.

  At baseline (pretest), immediately after the fourth PLM online session and on remote post-test (1 month).

Study Arms (2)

PLM group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will do a pretest (Test 1), the 4 short PLMs, an immediate post-test (Test 2) and a remote post-test (Test 1).

Other: 4 short PLMs group 1

PLM group 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will do a pretest (Test 2), the 4 short PLMs, an immediate post-test (Test 1) and a remote post-test (Test 2).

Other: 4 short PLMs group 2

Interventions

4 short PLMs group 1 OTHER

Participants will take the 4 short PLMs on the visual estimation of LVEF. They will also take a pretest, an immediate post-test and a remote post-test at 1 month. Test 1 (pre-test), Test 2 (immediate post-test), Test 1 (remote post-test)

PLM group 1

4 short PLMs group 2 OTHER

Participants will take the 4 short PLMs on the visual estimation of LVEF. They will also take a pretest, an immediate post-test and a remote post-test at 1 month. Test 2 (pre-test), Test 1 (immediate post-test), Test 2 (remote post-test)

PLM group 2

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
• Access to a computer with high speed internet (no smartphone or tablet since the images would be too small)

You may not qualify if:

• Previous formal echocardiographic training (transthoracic, transesophageal or FOCUS echocardiography)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM): lead
• Université de Montréal: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Chantal Mercier-Laporte, MD, FRCPC

  Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Prospective, randomized, open label study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2020
• First Posted: March 17, 2020
• Study Start: February 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 7, 2024
• Study Completion: February 7, 2024
• Last Updated: March 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)