Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope Training in Family Medicine Residency

July 15, 2025 updated by: Joseph Wiedemer, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Quality Improvement Initiative: Using Digital Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope Visual Arts Observation Training to Improve Family Medicine Residency Training

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Welch Allyn PanOptic Plus Ophthalmoscope with smartphone adaptor, and assess residents' opinions on acceptability and usability of the device and curriculum vs the conventional non-digital device used in current clinical practice.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

46

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
    • Pennsylvania
      • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17112
        • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
      • Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19605
        • Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Resident in Penn States Family and Community Medicine Department

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Welch Allyn PanOptic iExaminer Digital Imaging Kit
Novel digital instrument to visualize eyes and ears in clinical practice
Other: Digital Otoscope and Ophthalmoscope
The otoscope and ophthalmoscope will be used by residents to examine the eyes and ears under illumination and magnification during physical examinations.
Active Comparator: Conventional non-digital instrument used in current clinical training and standard practice
Standard practice
Other: Conventional otoscope and ophthalmoscope
The otoscope and ophthalmoscope will be used by residents to examine the eyes and ears under illumination during physical examinations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resident Confidence Survey (Pre)
Time Frame: 0 months
Survey will measure Resident's confidence. Survey will consist of 10 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 10 would indicate no confidence and a score of 50 would indicate complete confidence.
0 months
Resident Knowledge Survey (Post)
Time Frame: 3 months
Survey will measure Resident's knowledge. Survey will consist of 12 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 12 would indicate absence of knowledge and a score of 60 would indicate complete knowledge.
3 months
Visual Identification of Images (Pre)
Time Frame: 0 months
Residents will be shown 34 images of the eye and ear which they will need to correctly identify. Correct identification of 0 images = lowest score. Correct identification of 34 images = highest score.
0 months
Visual Identification of Images (Post)
Time Frame: 3 months
Residents will be shown 34 images of the eye and ear which they will need to correctly identify. Correct identification of 0 images = lowest score. Correct identification of 34 images = highest score.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborators

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joseph Wiedemer, MD, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine Department

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)

February 5, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 10, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

November 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 15, 2025

Last Verified

July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00020873

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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