Interrater Reliability and Feasibility of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric for Use in Physical Therapy Simulation

NCT07449026 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2026-56
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study examines whether physical therapy faculty can reliably and feasibly use the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric adapted for physical therapy (LCJR-PT) to score students' clinical judgment during a recorded simulation experience. Multiple trained faculty raters will independently score the same student videos, and the level of agreement between raters will be measured. Faculty will also report how long scoring takes and their perceptions of the rubric's usefulness.

Conditions

Physical Therapy Education; Clinical Judgement Assessment; Simulation-based Learning

Keywords

Clinical judgement; Lasater; Physical therapy education; Feasibility; Reliability; Simulation; Assessment; Doctor of Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for LCJR-PT total and domain scores

  Two-way random effects ICC model to assess interrater reliability of total scores and individual domain scores (noticing, interpreting, responding, reflecting) across 3-5 faculty raters.

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Rater Scoring Time

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

• Faculty Usability and Feasibility Perception

  Through study completion, an average of 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Simulation Group

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students who will undergo a 35 minute simulation session that will be video recorded.

Other: Video Recorded Acute Care Simulation

Faculty Raters

A group of faculty in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program who will assess student simulation recordings using the LCJR-PT tool.

Other: Faculty Rating of Acute Care Simulation Video Using the LCJR-PT

Interventions

Video Recorded Acute Care Simulation OTHER

Participants complete a routine, curriculum-based standardized acute care simulation (30-35 minutes including reflection).

Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Simulation Group

Faculty Rating of Acute Care Simulation Video Using the LCJR-PT OTHER

Faculty members will assess and rate each student acute care simulation video using the LCJR-PT tool.

Faculty Raters

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

First- and second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students and full-time DPT faculty at Youngstown State University

You may qualify if:

• Enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year DPT student at YSU
• Provided informed consent
• Full-time faculty member teaching in the YSU DPT program
• Provided informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Did not provide informed consent
• \- Did not provide informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Youngstown State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio, 44555, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Halliday DA, Patterson BJ. Rater Training and Assessment of Student Clinical Judgment: An Experimental Inquiry. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2025 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):209-215. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001399. Epub 2025 Apr 3.

  PMID: 40179145 BACKGROUND

• Rogers BA, Franklin AE. Lasater clinical judgment rubric reliability for scoring clinical judgment after observing asynchronous simulation and feasibility/usability with learners. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Jun;125:105769. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105769. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

  PMID: 36931008 BACKGROUND

• Adamson KA, Gubrud P, Sideras S, Lasater K. Assessing the reliability, validity, and use of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric: three approaches. J Nurs Educ. 2012 Feb;51(2):66-73. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20111130-03. Epub 2011 Nov 30.

  PMID: 22132718 BACKGROUND

Central Study Contacts

Edmund Ickert, PhD

CONTACT

330-941-1326; ecickert@ysu.edu

Rebecca Riblet, DPT

CONTACT

330-941-3010; rsriblet@ysu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Primary Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2026
• First Posted: March 4, 2026
• Study Start: March 9, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)