Mnemonic for the Ottawa Ankle Rule

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

191 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate wether the use of a mnemonic strategy could improve the recall of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rules' guidelines among medical students and residents

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ankle Trauma Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

Participants will be given a standardized information sheet providing a mnemonics to help remember the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rules.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

44-55-66-PM

Intervention Type OTHER

The mnemonic 44-55-66-PM helps to remember the components of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rule.

44: Is to remember that an X-ray is required if the patients is unable to walk 4 steps at the moment of the Accident AND during the physical examination 55: Is to remember that an X-ray of the foot is required if the patient has pain at the basis of the 5Th metatarsal of at the 5caphoid 66-PM: Is to remember that an X-ray of the ankle is required if the patient has pain in the Posterior of the lateral or medial malleolar

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control group

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

control

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be instructed of the components of the Ottawa Ankle Rule on a standardized sheet

Interventions

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44-55-66-PM

The mnemonic 44-55-66-PM helps to remember the components of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rule.

44: Is to remember that an X-ray is required if the patients is unable to walk 4 steps at the moment of the Accident AND during the physical examination 55: Is to remember that an X-ray of the foot is required if the patient has pain at the basis of the 5Th metatarsal of at the 5caphoid 66-PM: Is to remember that an X-ray of the ankle is required if the patient has pain in the Posterior of the lateral or medial malleolar

Intervention Type OTHER