Study of the Impact of Virtual Patient Designs on the Reasoning Pattern and Therapeutic Decision Making (VPtdl-rct1)

May 16, 2007 updated by: Karolinska Institutet

Study of the Impact of How the Virtual Patient's Anamnesis is Designed on the Reasoning Pattern and Therapeutic Decision Making

There is a lack of evidence of the impact of the information provided in the introduction screen on the students diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The reasoning pattern may also be altered if positive findings are provided to the student without an active request for it.

The results will be of importance when virtual patients are used for assessing students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The problem-solving approach is found in virtual patient designs concerned with teaching clinical reasoning and diagnosis. Generally the student has to collect a range of information, usually from menus of possible history questions, physical examination, and lab tests, and make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions based on their findings. The information is not cued - the student have to decide what is relevant. An introduction screen is shown to the student when the virtual patient is initiated. Case author have used it differently - some entered a complete chief complaint and part of anamnesis findings while other have not disclosed anything about the patient. There is a lack of evidence of the impact of the information provided in the introduction screen on the students diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The reasoning pattern may also be altered if positive findings are provided to the student without an active request for it.

The results will be of importance when virtual patients are used for assessing students.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

58

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Sweden
      • Stockholm, Sweden, 17177
        • School of dentistry, Karolinska Institutet

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All the students enrolled in the comprehensive dentistry course at the time of the study (2007)

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: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
therapeutic decision making
Time Frame: 1 hour
1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Medical history reasoning (required/unnecessary)
Time Frame: 1 hour
1 hour
Time allocation to the different phases in solving a VP
Time Frame: 1 hour
1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Uno Fors, LIME, Karolinska Institutet

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

February 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 16, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2007

Last Verified

May 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VP-02-001

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