Mnemonic for the Ottawa Ankle Rule

March 18, 2013 updated by: Jocelyn Gravel, St. Justine's Hospital

Efficacy of a Mnemonic to Improve Knowledge of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules Among Medical Students and Residents; a Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

191

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

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T1C5
        • CHU Sainte-Justine

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being a medical student in rotation in pediatrics at CHU Sainte-Justine
  • Being a resident in pediatric emergency rotation at CHU Sainte-Justine

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Participants will be given a standardized information sheet providing a mnemonics to help remember the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rules.
Other: 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
Placebo Comparator
control group
Other: control
Participants will be instructed of the components of the Ottawa Ankle Rule on a standardized sheet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Knowledge of the components of the Ottawa Ankle rule based on a 13 points evaluation
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks after intervention
3-4 weeks after intervention
Knowledge of the components of the Ottawa foot rule based on a 10 points evaluation
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of perfect knowledge of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks
3-4 weeks
Score on an exam evaluating management of 20 case scenarios describing patients with an ankle or foot trauma
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks post intervention
3-4 weeks post intervention
Knowledge of the 13 components of the Ottawa Ankle Rule and the 10 components of the Ottawa Foot Rule
Time Frame: 6 months post intervention
6 months post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

St. Justine's Hospital

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

May 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

April 3, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 19, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 44-55-66-PM

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