Does Teaching Before or After Simulation Improve Learning?

NCT06092320 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: H22-03760
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the randomized educational intervention study is to test whether simulation preceding didactic teaching leads to improved knowledge and performance retention compared to a didactic lecture proceeding simulation for medical students Participants will be randomized to one of two different groups with reverse orders for simulation and lectures. Researchers will compare each group to see which way is better for learning.

Conditions

Medical Education; Simulation

Keywords

Medical Education; Simulation; Pediatrics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in resuscitation performance retention score 2 months post-initial training assessed using global simulation performance score

  The scoring sheet used will be the Global Simulation performance score a one to seven scale that assess over medical expertise performance in the simulation with higher values representing increased competence.

  From initial simulation until repeat simulation 2 months later

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in knowledge assessment score at 2 months post-initial training assessed using an MCQ

  From initial knowledge test until repeat testing 2 months later

• Learner satisfaction measured by Likert scale items after each simulation debrief

  Single time metric completed five minutes after initial simulation session

• Time to resuscitation metrics

  The time for each metric will be measured once during the second evaluatory simulation 2 months after the initial simulation and participant enrolment.

Study Arms (2)

Simulation - Didactic Lecture Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will start with a Simulation and debrief followed by a didactic lecture afterwards. They will then complete a simulation 2 months later.

Other: Simulation on Pediatric Status Epilepticus; Other: Didactic Lecture on Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Didactic Lecture - Simulation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will start with a didactic lecture and then complete a simulation and debrief. They will then complete a simulation 2 months later.

Other: Simulation on Pediatric Status Epilepticus; Other: Didactic Lecture on Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Interventions

Simulation on Pediatric Status Epilepticus OTHER

The participants will complete a simulation session and debrief lead by a pediatric emergency medicine physician on status epilepticus.

Didactic Lecture - Simulation Group; Simulation - Didactic Lecture Group

Didactic Lecture on Pediatric Status Epilepticus OTHER

The participants will complete a lecture on pediatric status epilepticus

Didactic Lecture - Simulation Group; Simulation - Didactic Lecture Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• \- Second year medical student at the University of British Columbia

You may not qualify if:

• \- None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Melissa Chan, MD

  Provincial Health Services Authority British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

John Ramsay, MD

CONTACT

(604) 875-2345; john.ramsay1@phsa.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants will not know the specific pediatric resuscitation simulation they will be completing. Simulation reviewers will not know which arm of the intervention the participants are in.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2023
• First Posted: October 23, 2023
• Study Start: September 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)