E-learning: Teaching of Blindness Prevention (ELBPS)

November 29, 2010 updated by: Clinica Oftamologica Zona Sul

E-learning as a Complement to Traditional Teaching of Blindness Prevention

E-learning material increases the student knowledge level before the traditional class of blindness prevention and help to fix this information a short period (one month) after the class.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • 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

  • Brazil
    • São Paulo
      • Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 6111
        • Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas

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

18 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being a medical student matriculated in the course of ophthalmology. This course is taught to fourth-year students at State University of Campinas.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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?

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Traditional teaching
A traditional class of blindness prevention.
Other: E-learning
A traditional class of blindness prevention plus an additional e-learning material. The e-learning material included a PDF article about blindness prevention. This material was e-mailed one week before the traditional class.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Immediate pretest score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
One-month posttest score
Immediate posttest score.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Clinica Oftamologica Zona Sul

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, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2010

Last Verified

November 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ELBPS

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