Expert Learning in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Musculoskeletal Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

Expert Learning in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - the Effect of Discovery Learning

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05639296
• Other study ID #: 2023-004
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 25, 2023
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a complex procedure and requires lifelong theoretical and practical training to ensure continued professional development.

Currently, the teaching approach for experts in MSUS is theoretical preparation first and then hands-on training, the "Tell-Then-Do" approach. The existing literature on optimizing training for experts is sparse, and it is unknown if the training intervention Discovery Learning could be a more effective teaching method for this group of learners.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 38
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: January 26, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Experts in MSUS, defined as physicians who have performed more than 1000 MSUS examinations

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physicians who have not performed 1000 MSUS examinations.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• Discovery learning (DL)
DL makes the trainee practice before giving them instruction, "Do-Then-Tell", thereby promoting their ability to use and build upon their existing knowledge.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Barcelona University	Barcelona

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

References & Publications (3)

Brydges R, Fiume A, Grierson L. Mastery versus invention learning: impacts on future learning of simulated procedural skills. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2022 May;27(2):441-456. doi: 10.1007/s10459-022-10094-x. Epub 2022 Mar 23. — View Citation

Steenhof N, Woods NN, Van Gerven PWM, Mylopoulos M. Productive failure as an instructional approach to promote future learning. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2019 Oct;24(4):739-749. doi: 10.1007/s10459-019-09895-4. Epub 2019 May 14. — View Citation

Terslev L, Hammer HB, Torp-Pedersen S, Szkudlarek M, Iagnocco A, D'Agostino MA, Schmidt WA, Uson J, Bruyn GA, Filippucci E, Moller I, Balint P, Wakefield R, Naredo E. EFSUMB minimum training requirements for rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound. Ultraschall Med. 2013 Oct;34(5):475-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1335143. Epub 2013 May 21. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	How do experts in MSUS approach a new and unfamiliar MSUS task?	All performances will be analyzed to examine how the experts solve the MSUS case, e.g., do they use the available material etc? More specifically, how much time (in seconds) do they use on different problem-solving methods such as "information seeking", "trial and error", and "systematic evaluation".	January 2023
Secondary	How do the experts respond to DL?	i.e., are they comfortable changing the learning situation from "Tell-Then-Do" to "Do-Then-Tell"? The participants will fill out a post-course questionnaire. 10 questions to be answered on a 5 point Likert scale from (range 1-5).	January 2023