Simulation-Based Learning on Clinical Reasoning, Knowledge Retention, and Transfer in Undergraduate Medical Education (SIMCORE)
Does Video-Based Patient Simulation Improve Clinical Reasoning Skills in Medical Students?
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a digital, video-based clinical-reasoning simulation improves clinical-reasoning performance compared with conventional lecture-based teaching across multiple clinical disciplines, including orthopedics and ophthalmology.
Within each discipline, participants are randomly allocated 1:1 to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group learns the assigned topic through an interactive, web-based simulation built on real patient video cases with structured clinical-reasoning steps. The control group receives the same learning objectives and content through a standard didactic lecture, over a comparable duration.
After the learning session, all participants complete the same set of standardized clinical scenarios, scored with a predefined rubric. The primary outcome is the post-intervention clinical-reasoning score. Secondary outcomes include diagnostic accuracy, confidence, and satisfaction.
The trial uses a shared protocol across discipline-specific cohorts to allow consistent, pre-specified comparison of simulation-based versus lecture-based instruction.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Background. Clinical reasoning is a core competency across medical disciplines, yet traditional lectures offer limited interactive practice. A digital simulation using authentic patient cases may strengthen reasoning, but comparative evidence is limited.
Objective. To compare a digital, video-based clinical-reasoning simulation with conventional lecture-based teaching on clinical-reasoning performance, using a single shared design applied across discipline-specific cohorts (e.g., orthopedics, ophthalmology, paediatrics).
Design. Single-center, parallel-group, two-arm randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation, replicated as pre-specified cohorts by clinical discipline under one common protocol.
Participants. Eligible learners (medical students / residents) within each discipline-specific cohort at primarily Altinbas University.
Randomization. Computer-generated 1:1 randomization performed separately within each cohort; outcome assessors blinded to allocation.
Interventions. Intervention - interactive, web-based clinical-reasoning simulation using real patient video cases with structured reasoning steps. Control - didactic lecture delivering identical learning objectives and content over a comparable duration.
Outcomes. Primary - post-intervention clinical-reasoning score on standardized scenarios rated with a predefined rubric. Secondary - diagnostic accuracy, participant confidence, satisfaction.
Cohorts & analysis. Each discipline-specific cohort is analyzed separately with an independent-samples t-test; inter-rater reliability assessed where applicable. Total target enrollment (n=250) across all cohorts.
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Istanbul, Tyrkiet (Türkiye)
- Altinbas University MP Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled as a [final-year medical student / resident] in the relevant discipline (orthopedics or ophthalmology) at the participating institution
- Completed the baseline orientation and agreed to participate
- Available for the full learning session and the post-session assessment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior completion of the same simulation module or equivalent structured training on the topic
- Did not complete the assigned learning session
- Incomplete post-session assessment data
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Andet
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Simulation
Interactive, web-based clinical-reasoning simulation built on real patient video cases.
Learners actively work through structured decision points (history, examination, differential diagnosis, investigation, management) and receive immediate feedback.
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Interactive, web-based clinical-reasoning simulation built on real patient video cases.
Learners actively work through structured decision points (history, examination, differential diagnosis, investigation, management) and receive immediate feedback.
Andre navne:
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Aktiv komparator: Lecture
Instructor-led didactic lecture delivering identical learning objectives through expert explanation and slides.
Learners receive content passively, without interactive decision steps or video-based case progression.
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Instructor-led didactic lecture delivering identical learning objectives through expert explanation and slides.
Learners receive content passively, without interactive decision steps or video-based case progression.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Clinical-reasoning performance score
Tidsramme: Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Performance on a set of standardized clinical scenarios completed after the learning session, rated with a predefined scoring rubric.
Higher scores indicate better clinical-reasoning performance.
Assessed separately within each discipline-specific cohort.
Scored using the five-domain Clinical Reasoning Score System; total range 0-100, with higher scores indicating better clinical-reasoning performance.
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Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Diagnostic accuracy
Tidsramme: Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Proportion of standardized scenarios in which the participant reached the correct diagnosis, scored against a predefined answer key.
Reported as the percentage of scenarios with a correct diagnosis (0-100%); higher values indicate better performance.
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Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Participant confidence
Tidsramme: Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Self-reported confidence in clinical decision-making, measured on a structured rating scale after the session.
Measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree); higher scores indicate greater confidence.
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Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Participant satisfaction
Tidsramme: Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Self-reported satisfaction with the learning method, measured on a structured rating scale after the session.
Measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree); higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.
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Immediately after the learning session (same day)
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Studiestol: Omer Tontus, MD
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- Altinbas
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