Adapting Web-based Instruction to Baseline Knowledge of Physicians-in-training

January 14, 2010 updated by: Mayo Clinic

Adapting Web-based Instruction to Learner Baseline Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to compare an adaptive Web-based learning system to a non-adaptive system for teaching physicians-in-training about ambulatory medicine.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Not all Web-based instruction is equally effective at facilitating learning. Adaptation to characteristics of individual learners may enhance Web-based learning by emulating a face-to-face teacher's response to a learner's needs. Learner baseline knowledge level is one variable to which Web-based instruction may adapt. We will enhance Web-based instructional modules used in the Internal Medicine resident continuity clinics so that they adapt to learner baseline knowledge. We will then compare the adaptive Web-based format to the standard format. We hypothesize that the adaptive format will have higher learning efficiency, and that achievement will be similar for the two groups. We also hypothesize that residents will prefer the adaptive format and find it to be more motivating than the standard format.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

144

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Internal medicine residents (Mayo-Rochester campus)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Knowledge
Learning efficiency

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Format preference
Time to complete module
Motivation

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David A. Cook, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 05-004123

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