Standardizing Educational Opportunities on the Complete Pediatric Physical Exam (Head to Toe)
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| First Received Date ICMJE | July 8, 2008 | ||||||||
| Last Updated Date | October 22, 2012 | ||||||||
| Start Date ICMJE | June 2007 | ||||||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
To determine if offering a standardized workshop-based education experience for third year medical students will improve student comfort and confidence in performing the pediatric physical exam and provide information to improve curriculum offerings. [ Time Frame: 8 weeks (the length of the clerkship rotation) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||||||
| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00711659 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Standardizing Educational Opportunities on the Complete Pediatric Physical Exam | ||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Standardizing Educational Opportunities on the Complete Pediatric Physical Exam | ||||||||
| Brief Summary | The study proposes that a workshop-based educational experience which utilizes a standardized preceptor training session, a standard skills assessment checklist, and videotaped feedback will improve student comfort and confidence in performing the pediatric physical examination and will provide information to improve the curriculum offerings. |
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| Detailed Description | The baseline clinical experience of third year medical students rotating through the clerkship varies, depending on previous clerkships and volunteer opportunities previously encountered. The less experienced third year medical student may require more time and feedback to develop competency. The availability and experience of clinical preceptors and background of the patient may also play a role in the development of pediatric physical examination skills. Other institutions have offered standardized approaches to teaching the health maintenance physical exam. To address these issues, we propose a workshop-based educational experience to (1)determine whether offering a workshop that standardizes exposure to physical exams for junior medical students will improve opportunities to practice physical exam skills in a non-threatening environment, (2)promote immediate feedback to the student that allows for self-reflection by viewing a videotape of their performance, (3)delineate how physical exam skills change in junior medical students throughout the year, and (4)evaluate the inter-rater variability of preceptors teaching health maintenance exams to students rotating through the pediatric clerkship. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
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| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Sampling Method | Non-Probability Sample | ||||||||
| Study Population | All third year medical students starting their pediatric clerkship at the Medical College of Wisconsin |
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| Condition ICMJE | Pediatric Physical Exam | ||||||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | 1
all third year medical students starting their pediatric clerkship rotation |
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| Publications * | Not Provided | ||||||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Active, not recruiting | ||||||||
| Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 420 | ||||||||
| Estimated Completion Date | July 2013 | ||||||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||||||
| Ages | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | Yes | ||||||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00711659 | ||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | PRO00006933 | ||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||||
| Responsible Party | Joshua Noe, Medical College of Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Medical College of Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
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| Information Provided By | Medical College of Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Verification Date | October 2012 | ||||||||
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