Effect of Hand-off Skills Training for Students During the Medicine Clerkship

August 13, 2014 updated by: Juan Reyes, George Washington University

Effect of Hand-off Skills Training for Students During the Medicine Clerkship: A Randomized Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention on handoffs implemented during the third year of medical school. It also assesses whether these skills are maintained over time into their fourth year of training and whether there is transfer from the simulated setting into the clinical environment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

95

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

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20037
        • The George Washington University School of Medicine; The George Washington University Hospital

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:

  • Third Year Medicine Clerks

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Intervention
Students in the intervention group participated in a one-hour interactive, small-group handoff workshop facilitated by a study investigator. The workshop focused on the importance of specific handoff skills to patient safety.
Other: Handoff Workshop

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Evaluate workshop effectiveness of students undergoing the intervention, rated before and after the workshop utilizing standardized cases and a validated Handoff Rating Scale.
Time Frame: up to 45 minutes post-intervention
up to 45 minutes post-intervention

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Assess durability of the training by rating intervention and control group students on a third standardized case during their fourth year AI on internal medicine.
Time Frame: up to 12 months after intervention
up to 12 months after intervention
Assess the transfer of handoff skills into the clinical setting by observing AI students in both the intervention and control groups providing real-time handoffs.
Time Frame: Up to 12 months after the intervention
Up to 12 months after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

George Washington University

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

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 12, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 101125

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