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The total score ranges from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate a better level of theoretical knowledge.","At inclusion (baseline) until retention at 3 months.",{"measure":14,"description":15,"timeFrame":16},"Practical clinical competence assessed by the Lung Ultrasound Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (LUS-OSAUS)","Practical ultrasound skills are assessed using an OSCE-like checklist based on the LUS-OSAUS framework. The total score ranges from 17-85. Higher scores indicate better practical ultrasound competence.","Immediately post-course approximately 1-7 days after inclusion (Post-test) and at 3-6 months (Retention-test).",[18,22],{"measure":19,"description":20,"timeFrame":21},"Interrater reliability","15% of practical assessments (LUS-OSAUS) will be conducted with double rating. Both raters will be present in the same room during the assessment but will score the participant completely independently and without any communication regarding the performance.","Will be conducted immediately post-course and at retention (3-6 months after courseday).",{"measure":23,"description":24,"timeFrame":25},"Influence of Institutional and Educational Factors on Retention Scores","Data on participant background, institutional, and educational factors will be collected using a questionnaire. Evaluated factors include years working as a physician, geographic region, prior thoracic ultrasound courses, and subjective competence assessments. The influence of these variables on retention test scores, as well as the trend over time, will be analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model.","Up to the time of the voluntary retention test or 6 months after course date.",null,{"allocation":28,"interventionModel":29,"interventionModelDescription":30,"primaryPurpose":31,"observationalModel":26,"timePerspective":26,"maskingInfo":32},"RANDOMIZED","PARALLEL","Due to logistical differences randomization will be performed separately for two distinct cohorts (SimC\u002FNordSim and CAMES):\n\n* SimC and NordSim: Dates will be randomized in a 1:1 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 4 participants per date. Block randomization using 4 dates central (Odense University Hospital) at a time and 4 dates regional (Aabenraa and Esbjerg) at a time.\n* CAMES: Dates will be randomized in a 3:2 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 8-10 participants in the control group and 12-16 participants in the intervention group. Block randomization using 5 dates at a time.","HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH",{"masking":33,"maskingDescription":34,"whoMasked":26},"NONE","While the study is open-label, allocation is concealed from participants at the time of enrollment.",[36,42],{"label":37,"type":38,"description":39,"interventionNames":40},"Control","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","Class-based teaching:\n\nPreparational material (1.5h online reading\u002Fvideo) + class based theory and quiz\u002Fcases (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h)",[41],"Other: Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training",{"label":43,"type":44,"description":45,"interventionNames":46},"Intervention","EXPERIMENTAL","Web-based teaching:\n\nPreparational material (1.5h online reading, video and interactive) + Web-based reading, interactive tasks and cases and videoes (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h)",[47],"Other: Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training",[49,53],{"type":6,"name":50,"description":51,"armGroupLabels":52,"otherNames":26},"Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training","This intervention consists of an interactive web-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course web-based preparation (reading, videos, and interactive elements). The theoretical session comprises 3 hours of web-based reading, interactive tasks, videos, and quizzes covering theory, machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration involves 30 minutes of 4 interactive cases with quizzes. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the active comparator group).",[43],{"type":6,"name":54,"description":55,"armGroupLabels":56,"otherNames":26},"Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training","This intervention represents the standard classroom-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course preparation via an online reading video. The theoretical session comprises a 3-hour oral presentation covering theory, introduction to machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration consists of 30 minutes of PowerPoint-based cases and a quiz. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the experimental group).",[37],[58],{"name":59,"role":60,"phone":61,"phoneExt":26,"email":62},"Pernilla Borggaard","CONTACT","0045 29923865","pernilla.goldberg.borggaard2@rsyd.dk",{"type":64,"investigatorFullName":26,"investigatorTitle":26,"investigatorAffiliation":26,"oldNameTitle":26,"oldOrganization":26},"SPONSOR","100658000","evidence-based-education-in-thoracic-ultrasound-100658000",false,"NCT07846228","Evidence Based Education in Thoracic Ultrasound","Evidence Based Education in Thoracic Ultrasound - A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Web-based Training to Traditional Class-based Lessons","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Healthcare professional professionals attending the regional simulationscentres TUS Courses.\n* Provided consent to include their test results and data in the study in connection with the first theoretical test.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n\\- None (participants can complete the course without participating in the study if they decline consent, but there are no clinical or demographic exclusion criteria for the study itself).",true,"ALL",{"count":75,"type":76},220,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[79],"NA","The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate if a web-based thoracic ultrasound (TUS) training program can effectively educate users non-inferiorly to traditional classroom teaching in physicians and selected healthcare professionals attending scheduled TUS courses. The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior theoretical test scores compared to the class-based group?\n* Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior practical test scores on an ultrasound simulator compared to the class-based group?\n\nResearchers will compare a traditional class-based learning group (receiving preparational material, oral presentation, and class-based cases) to a web-based learning group (receiving interactive web-based reading, tasks, videos, and quizzes) to see if the web-based approach yields non-inferior educational outcomes and skills retention.\n\nParticipants will:\n\n* Complete pre-course preparation (90 minutes) and a theoretical pre-test (30 MCQs).\n* Undertake either class-based or web-based theory and clinical integration training (3.5 hours total).\n* Perform hands-on ultrasound training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (2 hours 30 minutes).\n* Take a practical post-test using an objective structured assessment on a simulator.\n* Potentially return for a voluntary retention test (theoretical and practical) to achieve certification.",[82],"Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound",[84,85],"Medical education","Thoracic ultrasound","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-09-25",{"date":89,"type":90},"2026-09-29","ACTUAL",{"date":92,"type":76},"2026-09-16",{"date":94,"type":76},"2028-11",{"name":5,"class":6}]