Evaluation of a Perceptual Learning Module on Spinal Ultrasound Among Residents. (MAP-Rachis)

July 29, 2024 updated by: Issam TANOUBI, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Evaluation of the Impact of a Perceptual Learning Module (PLM) on the Sonographic Identification of Spinal Structures by Novice Anesthesiology Residents. A Randomized Controlled Study

This medical education research project aims to evaluate the impact of a directed perceptual learning module (PLM) on spinal sonoanatomy. Following a demographic questionnaire, participants will be exposed to a tutorial explaining the necessary theoretical foundations for the PLM as well as the functioning of the PLM interface. A pre-test involving selecting the best image from a video sequence depicting spinal sonoanatomy will be administered to all participants. Participants will then be randomized into two groups and exposed to video sequences in the same manner as during the pre-test, with immediate feedback in the intervention group and no feedback in the control group. The video sequences presented will be the same between the two groups. Finally, a post-test will be administered immediately and remotely after exposure to the PLM. The time window corresponding to the best image will be predefined by an expert and compared to the resident's value. The difference in feedback exposure between the two groups will not be revealed to limit biases.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

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 Locations

  • Canada
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4
        • Recruiting
        • Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Tanoubi

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria (participants) :

  • To be a first, second, third, or fourth-year resident in the anesthesiology program at the Université de Montréal.
  • Not having experience in spinal ultrasound (defined as not having performed more than 5 spinal ultrasounds, whether accompanied or not).
  • To be familiar with ultrasound.
  • Consenting to participate in the study.

Inclusion Criteria (experts) :

- Having used spinal ultrasound in clinical practice or taught it within the last year.

Exclusion Criteria (participants) :

  • Refusal to consent
  • Not meeting the inclusion 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?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Feedback group
This group will receive feedback upon completion of the task.
Other: Perceptual learning module
Perceptual learning module providing feedback on the most relevant image for clinical practice in a spinal ultrasound video.
Placebo Comparator: Control group
This group will not receive any feedback
Other: Control
Participants in the control group will view the same videos as participants in the intervention group without feedback on the best image.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement in the concordance of identifying the best image on the video within the interval specified by the expert in seconds, between the pre-test and the post-test.
Time Frame: Between the pre-test and the immediate post-test, as well as the post-test at 1 month.
Between the pre-test and the immediate post-test, as well as the post-test at 1 month.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement over time in the concordance of identifying the best image on the video within the interval specified by the expert in seconds
Time Frame: During the intervention phase
During the intervention phase

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Maisonneuve-Rosemont 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 (Actual)

March 26, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

August 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 1, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2024-3447

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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