Expert Learning in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

NCT05639296 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023-004
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a complex procedure and requires lifelong theoretical and practical training to ensure continued professional development. Currently, the teaching approach for experts in MSUS is theoretical preparation first and then hands-on training, the "Tell-Then-Do" approach. The existing literature on optimizing training for experts is sparse, and it is unknown if the training intervention Discovery Learning could be a more effective teaching method for this group of learners.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Keywords

Medical education; Ultrasound

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• How do experts in MSUS approach a new and unfamiliar MSUS task?

  All performances will be analyzed to examine how the experts solve the MSUS case, e.g., do they use the available material etc? More specifically, how much time (in seconds) do they use on different problem-solving methods such as "information seeking", "trial and error", and "systematic evaluation".

  January 2023

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• How do the experts respond to DL?

  January 2023

Study Arms (1)

MSUS experts

Physicians with extensive experience with MSUS (performed more than 1000 examinations).

Other: Discovery learning (DL)

Interventions

Discovery learning (DL) OTHER

DL makes the trainee practice before giving them instruction, "Do-Then-Tell", thereby promoting their ability to use and build upon their existing knowledge.

MSUS experts

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Physicians with a Rheumatology background. All experts in the field of MSUS.

You may qualify if:

• Experts in MSUS, defined as physicians who have performed more than 1000 MSUS examinations

You may not qualify if:

• Physicians who have not performed 1000 MSUS examinations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rigshospitalet, Denmark: lead

Study Sites (1)

Barcelona University

Barcelona, Spain

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Brydges R, Fiume A, Grierson L. Mastery versus invention learning: impacts on future learning of simulated procedural skills. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2022 May;27(2):441-456. doi: 10.1007/s10459-022-10094-x. Epub 2022 Mar 23.

  PMID: 35320441 BACKGROUND

• Steenhof N, Woods NN, Van Gerven PWM, Mylopoulos M. Productive failure as an instructional approach to promote future learning. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2019 Oct;24(4):739-749. doi: 10.1007/s10459-019-09895-4. Epub 2019 May 14.

  PMID: 31089856 BACKGROUND

• Terslev L, Hammer HB, Torp-Pedersen S, Szkudlarek M, Iagnocco A, D'Agostino MA, Schmidt WA, Uson J, Bruyn GA, Filippucci E, Moller I, Balint P, Wakefield R, Naredo E. EFSUMB minimum training requirements for rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound. Ultraschall Med. 2013 Oct;34(5):475-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1335143. Epub 2013 May 21.

  PMID: 23696065 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• Stine Maya Dreier Carstensen, MD

  COPECARE (Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research) Rigshospitalet, Glostrup

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, PhD fellow, Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 22, 2022
• First Posted: December 6, 2022
• Study Start: January 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 26, 2023
• Study Completion: January 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 1, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

ES (1)