Learning Effect of Onsite vs. Online Education in a Medical Context

February 10, 2023 updated by: Hanne Tonnesen, Bispebjerg Hospital

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of online medical education in PhD students. The main question it aims to answer is:

What is the effect of onsite compared to online research courses on theoretical knowledge of research methodology and motivation for young medical researchers? Participants will join 20 research courses which are computer randomised to be delivered online (intervention) or onsite (control group) with 10-12 PhD students of each course (200-240 participants). Participants will be followed for up to two years after their course. The outcomes are

  • theoretical learning (main)
  • academic achievements
  • motivation
  • self-efficacy

Researchers will compare online and onsite research courses to see if there is a difference in theoretical learning, academic achievements, motivation and self-efficacy.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

240

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Denmark
    • Frederiksberg Hospital
      • Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark, 2000

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All PhD students on the courses if they are able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Declining to participate
  • Withdrawal of informed consent

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

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Online setting
Research course delivered digitally (Zoom or Teams meeting rooms) at a distance.
Other: Online
Online research course delivered live digitally at a distance.
No Intervention: Onsite setting
Research course delivered physically in educational facilities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Theoretical learning
Time Frame: Up to 3 months
"Knows" or "Knows how" according to Miller's Pyramid of Competence measured by MCQ
Up to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Academic achievement
Time Frame: Up to 25 months
Measured by Google Scholar Profile (number of publications, number of citations, H-index and i10-index
Up to 25 months
Motivation
Time Frame: Up to 3 months
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory
Up to 3 months
Self-efficacy
Time Frame: Up to 3 months
Williams and Smith's single item measure of self-efficacy
Up to 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Bispebjerg Hospital

Collaborators

University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

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 (Actual)

January 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2025

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

February 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 20, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2023

Last Verified

February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Online learning effect

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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