Self-guided vs Traditional Instructor-led Learning for Medical Device Training

NCT05530382 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Videolearning
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 224
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study project is to clarify whether defined practical application skills are learned by anesthesiology specialists through a self-directed learning program with learning videos and a hands-on exercise station ("intervention group"). "Control group" is a traditional instructor-led practical workshop classroom teaching. Hypothesis: A video-based and self-directed learning program shows no difference in the learning successes than traditional face-to-face workshops.

Conditions

Professional Role; Interprofessional Education; Simulation Training; Learning Problem

Keywords

Teaching Methods; Learning Methods; Self-Directed Learning; Continuing Medical Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Application skills achieved in the context of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) test station per participant (yes or no)

  Achieved or not achieved based on defined practical assignments and oral questioning using a defined catalogue of questions. The testing is carried out by an expert trained as a key user. The test is rated as successful if 60% or more of the questions are answered successfully. The following four criteria are checked: * Working principle * Security aspect * Handling and operation * Theory-practice transfer Each criterion is assessed with 0-3 points 0 = does not apply 1. = rather does not apply 2. = applies 3. = applies very well The final evaluation of the device test is based on the following granulated scale: A - 100% of the criteria (excellent) B 90% - 99% (very good) C 80% - 89% (good) D 70% - 79% (satisfactory) E 60% - 69% (sufficient) F \<60% (unsatisfactory)

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• level of application skills

  10 minutes

• open questions after the training

  1 day

• Time spent

  1 day

• use of resources

  1 day

• cost comparison

  1 day

Study Arms (2)

self-guided learning (video and hands-on simulation)

EXPERIMENTAL

video-based self-directed learning

Other: self-guided learning

traditional instructor-led learning

NO INTERVENTION

traditional instructor-led learning in face-to-face workshop

Interventions

self-guided learning OTHER

video-based self-directed learning for medical device training

self-guided learning (video and hands-on simulation)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Clinical working anaesthesia staff of the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital
• written consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Bern, 3010, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Gutersohn C, Schweingruber S, Haudenschild M, Huber M, Greif R, Fuchs A. Self-directed learning versus traditional instructor-led learning for education on a new anaesthesia workstation: a noninferiority, randomised, controlled trial. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Oct;135(4):990-996. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.03.043. Epub 2025 May 22.

  PMID: 40410098 DERIVED

• Gutersohn C, Schweingruber S, Haudenschild M, Huber M, Greif R, Fuchs A. Medical device education: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing self-directed learning with traditional instructor-led learning on an anaesthesia workstation. BMJ Open. 2023 Sep 4;13(9):e070261. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070261.

  PMID: 37666557 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Greif Robert, MD, MME, Professor

  University of Berne

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Caterina Gutersohn, RN, NA

  University of Berne

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 2, 2022
• First Posted: September 7, 2022
• Study Start: October 4, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2023
• Study Completion: April 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)