E-learning Proficiency Based Progression Training Programme for Clinical Communication on ISBAR Performance (eISBAR)
NCT ID: NCT02937597
Last Updated: 2018-05-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
114 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-10-31
2018-04-30
Brief Summary
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To determine the effectiveness of proficiency based inter-professional communication training in an online environment on medical student's use of the ISBAR (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication escalation protocol in the deteriorating patient
Setting: The study will be conducted in University College Cork, Ireland. Participants: Fifth year medical students, who are scheduled to undertake ISBAR training as part of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) programme.
Intervention: Participants will be prospectively randomized to one of three groups for training before undertaking a performance assessment of an ISBAR communication relevant to a deteriorating patient in a low fidelity simulation environment: HSE group (the national e-learning programme only); S group (national e- learning plus access to online scenarios and facilitator when requested) and PBP group (national e-learning plus access to online scenarios training course with in-built proficiency-based progression, and facilitator when requested).
Main outcome and measures: A proficiency benchmark on the performance of ISBAR communication in the context of an acutely deteriorating patient.
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Detailed Description
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The aim of this study is to explore whether proficiency-based progression (PBP) could be applied to an e-learning training course for ISBAR performance to produce a superior skill set.
The study will compare performance outcomes of students who receive the national e-learning programme only with those who receive it in combination with either standard e-learning course with scenarios or proficiency-based progression (PBP) e-learning course with scenarios.
Participants will be prospectively randomized to one of three training groups. Following a pre-test observation through low-fidelity simulation, they will then undergo their respective training courses before undertaking a post-test performance assessment of an ISBAR communication relevant to a deteriorating patient in a low fidelity simulation environment:
1. Online learning only (HSE) -the national e-learning programme only
2. Scenarios (S) -national online learning plus online scenario course training
3. Proficiency based progression (PBP) -national online learning plus proficiency-based progression online scenario course training.
Main outcome and measures: A proficiency benchmark on the performance of ISBAR communication in the context of an acutely deteriorating patient.
All participants will be required to supply baseline demographic information before undertaking the training.
Performance metrics have previously been identified, operationally defined and agreed upon at a modified Delphi panel meeting consisting of medical experts for a series of paper-based simulation cases and a standardised high fidelity simulation case used as the assessment case. This case will be used in this study in a low fidelity environment. The proficiency benchmark for each case has been set based on the performance of experienced medical personnel on each case as a series of steps, errors and critical errors.
Outcome assessment will be scored by reviewing auditory recordings of ISBAR performance by each participant on the standardised case in the low fidelity simulated environment.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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National e-learning programme only (HSE)
Active Comparator: National e-learning programme only (HSE) National e-learning programme only Recent successful completion of the National e-learning programme by certificate will be displayed. Students then undergo performance assessment via low fidelity simulation and complete a questionnaire.
HSE
National HSE e-learning programme only
eS: eScenarios
Recent successful completion of the National e-learning e-learning programme by certificate will be displayed. Students will proceed to an online learning course with 4 scenarios to work through but no requirement to meet a proficiency benchmark. Following training students undergo performance assessment via low fidelity simulation and complete a questionnaire.
eS: eScenarios
National e-learning programme plus access to 4 scenarios in an online learning course and facilitator when requested
ePBP: eProficiency Based Progression
Recent successful completion of the National e-learning programme by certificate will be displayed. Students will proceed to a PBP e-learning course using the same series of cases as S. PBP students will be scored according to predefined metrics and will be required to reach proficiency benchmarks for the cases within the e-learning course to allow progression through the cases. Following training students undergo performance assessment via low fidelity simulation and complete a questionnaire.
ePBP: eProficiency Based Progression
National e-learning programme plus Proficiency-based progression through 4 scenarios in an online learning course and facilitator when requested
Interventions
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ePBP: eProficiency Based Progression
National e-learning programme plus Proficiency-based progression through 4 scenarios in an online learning course and facilitator when requested
eS: eScenarios
National e-learning programme plus access to 4 scenarios in an online learning course and facilitator when requested
HSE
National HSE e-learning programme only
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University College Cork
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nora McCarthy
Lecturer in Medical Education
Principal Investigators
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Anthony Gallagher, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Director Technology Enhanced Learning ASSERT, UCC
Locations
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University College Cork
Cork, , Ireland
Countries
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References
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Gallagher AG, Seymour NE, Jordan-Black JA, Bunting BP, McGlade K, Satava RM. Prospective, randomized assessment of transfer of training (ToT) and transfer effectiveness ratio (TER) of virtual reality simulation training for laparoscopic skill acquisition. Ann Surg. 2013 Jun;257(6):1025-31. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318284f658.
Angelo RL, Ryu RK, Pedowitz RA, Beach W, Burns J, Dodds J, Field L, Getelman M, Hobgood R, McIntyre L, Gallagher AG. A Proficiency-Based Progression Training Curriculum Coupled With a Model Simulator Results in the Acquisition of a Superior Arthroscopic Bankart Skill Set. Arthroscopy. 2015 Oct;31(10):1854-71. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.07.001. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
Van Sickle KR, Ritter EM, Baghai M, Goldenberg AE, Huang IP, Gallagher AG, Smith CD. Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial of curriculum-based training for intracorporeal suturing and knot tying. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Oct;207(4):560-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.05.007. Epub 2008 Jul 14.
McCarthy N, Neville K, Pope A, Barry L, Livingstone V. Effectiveness of a proficiency-based progression e-learning approach to training in communication in the context of clinically deteriorating patients: a multi-arm randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Aug 3;13(8):e072488. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072488.
Other Identifiers
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eISBAR
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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