Development and Validation of a Theoretical Test for Chest Tube Insertion

NCT05384327 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ID 5046
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the proposed study design is to develop and gather validity evidence of a theoretical test about cognitive skills which are important when performing Chest Tube Insertion (CTI). This study consists of two parts:

• The development of the theoretical test and its items. The test content will be based on a broad literature search, and on semi-structured interviews with content experts.
• The subsequent collection of validity evidence for this theoretical test and final selection of the test items, by testing groups that differ based on their expertise. The item analysis and observed difference in mean score between the groups will provide the validity evidence.

Conditions

Chest Tubes; Cognitive Skill

Keywords

Chest Tube; Assessment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Validity evidence for the theoretical test

  Validity evidence following Messick's framework for a new theoretical test will be collected. The score will reflect the number of questions participants scored correctly; X/Y, where X=the number of questions answered correctly, and Y=the total number of questions. This score can be transformed in a percentage score accordingly. A higher score means the participant answered more questions correctly.

  Participants are assessed once: the score of each participant is recorded immediately after completion of the test.

Study Arms (4)

Interview

OTHER

Content experts who will be interviewed in order to collect their opinion on theoretical knowledge.

Other: Interview

Novices

OTHER

Medical students who will complete the test

Other: Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Test

Intermediates

OTHER

Junior residents (surgery, pneumology, emergency medicine) who will complete the test.

Other: Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Test

Experienced

OTHER

Faculty members (surgery, pneumology, emergency medicine) who will complete the test.

Other: Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Test

Interventions

Interview OTHER

Interviews consist of semi-structured interviews focused on the theoretical knowledge a physician should possess before placing chest tube insertions.

Interview

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Test OTHER

The test contains multiple choice questions based on these interviews. Participants will complete this test. Validity evidence will be collected based on the results of this test.

Experienced; Intermediates; Novices

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Content experts will be recruited from the departments of surgery, pulmonology, and emergency medicine of various hospitals in Flanders and the Netherlands. They must have finished their residency training and be actively involved in training of junior physicians. A maximum of six experts will be recruited, and a minimum of one physician from each department will be included.
• The novice group will attract medical students at Ghent University, within their 5th or 6th year of undergraduate training, while having no experience with CTI.
• The intermediate group will include residents of the departments of surgery, pulmonology and emergency medicine of Ghent University Hospital, within their 1st - 3rd year of residency training and must have placed less than 20 chest tubes themselves.
• The experienced group will be recruited from the departments of surgery, pulmonology, and emergency medicine of Ghent University Hospital. They must have finished the residency training in their respective fields and must have performed more than 20 CTI independently. The content experts will not be eligible for participation.

You may not qualify if:

• For the novice and intermediate group: having to much experience in CTI.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Wouter Willaert, Prof. Dr.

  University Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2022
• First Posted: May 20, 2022
• Study Start: May 5, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 18, 2023
• Study Completion: April 18, 2023
• Last Updated: May 9, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)