- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03349541
Paediatric Resident Complex Care Curriculum RCT
A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Curricular Modules in the Care of Children With Medical Complexity for Paediatric Residents
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Rationale:
A structured program evaluation considering a hierarchy of outcomes is essential to determine whether improved training in complex care is associated with increased skills in this area, and whether these skills transfer to a clinical setting where they will influence quality of care for CMC.
A paediatric resident's sense of self-efficacy, or perceived capability, in caring for CMC is therefore important to foster for the graduating paediatrician to assume a leadership role in coordinating care, co-developing goals of care with families, advocating in the face of health challenges, and ultimately striving for high-quality clinical care for CMC.
We anticipate that participation in a complex care curriculum will result in sustained high performance on simulated clinical scenarios in complex care and increased resident self-efficacy in caring for CMC, compared to paediatric residents that have not participated in the curriculum. This study will examine if a standardized complex care curriculum for paediatric residents has a positive effect on the acquisition of key competencies in the care of CMC using a rigorous experimental research design. To our knowledge, this is the first national, standardized, population-specific curriculum for Canadian paediatric residents to be developed and evaluated with this systematic approach.
Study Objectives:
The overarching aim of this project is to develop a robust evaluation of the national complex care curriculum, and identify whether dedicated educational modules have an impact on improving clinical performance and resident self-efficacy.
Primary Research Question:
What is the comparative effectiveness of participation in a standardized curriculum on acquisition of clinical skills in complex care for paediatric residents, relative to paediatric residents receiving a standard educational session not related to complex care, evaluated by OSCE scores in a complex care scenario?
Secondary Objectives:
To explore changes in paediatric residents' sense of self-efficacy and comfort in caring for CMC following participation in the curriculum using semi-structured interviews.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ontario
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Residents in their 1st to 4th postgraduate year of training in paediatrics (general paediatric stream and paediatric neurology stream who have regular attendance at the academic half-days), enrolled at the University of Toronto or the University of Ottawa.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Residents who are enrolled in a subspecialty residency training
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Complex Care Curriculum Intervention
Paediatric residents who are randomized to the intervention group will participate in the complex care curriculum during an academic half-day prior to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
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A well-established approach to curriculum development was utilized to develop competency-based objectives aligned with the Canadian "CanMEDS" Physician Competency Framework, identify appropriate educational strategies and design relevant evaluations.
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No Intervention: No intervention
Paediatric residents who are randomized to the control group will attend the regular academic half-day unrelated to complex care prior to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Acquisition of clinical skills in Complex Care
Time Frame: Within 1-3 months from complex care educational training (day of the scheduled OSCE examination)
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This outcome will be measured by the score obtained on a standardized checklist for a complex care scenario in the Spring 2017 national paediatric in-training objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
The OSCE global score is out of 50, with a higher score representing a better performance.
OSCE sub-scores related to specific components of the curriculum (tracheostomy care, common issues in complex medical care, and diagnosis and management) will be compared between groups.
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Within 1-3 months from complex care educational training (day of the scheduled OSCE examination)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Resident self-efficacy in the care of Children with Medical Complexity
Time Frame: Within 4 months from the complex care educational training
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This outcome will be explored through in-depth qualitative interviews.
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Within 4 months from the complex care educational training
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Collaborators and Investigators
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 1000056104
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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