Evaluation of a Perceptual Learning Module on Spinal Ultrasound Among Residents.
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
About this trial
This medical education research project aims to evaluate the impact of a directed perceptual learning module (PLM) on spinal sonoanatomy. Following a demographic questionnaire, participants will be exposed to a tutorial explaining the necessary theoretical foundations for the PLM as well as the functioning of the PLM interface. A pre-test involving selecting the best image from a video sequence depicting spinal sonoanatomy will be administered to all participants. Participants will then be randomized into two groups and exposed to video sequences in the same manner as during the pre-test, with immediate feedback in the intervention group and no feedback in the control group. The video sequences presented will be the same between the two groups. Finally, a post-test will be administered immediately and remotely after exposure to the PLM. The time window corresponding to the best image will be predefined by an expert and compared to the resident\'s value. The difference in feedback exposure between the two groups will not be revealed to limit biases.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
To be a first, second, third, or fourth-year resident in the anesthesiology program at the Université de Montréal.
Not having experience in spinal ultrasound (defined as not having performed more than 5 spinal ultrasounds, whether accompanied or not).
To be familiar with ultrasound.
Consenting to participate in the study.
Disqualifiers
Refusal to consent
Not meeting the inclusion criteria.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Perceptual learning module
Other interventionPerceptual learning module providing feedback on the most relevant image for clinical practice in a spinal ultrasound video.
Control
Other interventionParticipants in the control group will view the same videos as participants in the intervention group without feedback on the best image.
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Feedback groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Improvement in the concordance of identifying the best image on the video within the interval specified by the expert in seconds, between the pre-test and the post-test.
Time frame
Between the pre-test and the immediate post-test, as well as the post-test at 1 month.Secondary outcomes
1
Improvement over time in the concordance of identifying the best image on the video within the interval specified by the expert in seconds
Time frame
During the intervention phaseSponsors and contacts
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