Evaluating an Online Training Program on Shared Decision-making in Prenatal Screening

Shared Decision Making Clinical Trial

Official title:

RCT Protocol for Evaluating an Online Training Program on Shared Decision-making About Screening for Down Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04162288
• Other study ID #: MP-20-2019-4571
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators aim to evaluate an online training program on shared decision making within the prenatal context. The main outcome is intention on using a decision aid in prenatal screening consultation and study population is nurses. Secondary outcomes are; knowledge acquisition, acceptability of the formation and perceived usefulness. The investigators hypothesise that this web-based SDM training program developed for the prenatal screening of Down Syndrome will significantly increase nurses' intentions to use the decision aid in their clinical practice with pregnant women and their partner.

Description:

Pregnant women have difficulty choosing among the wide variety of prenatal screening options available. To help pregnant women and their partners make informed decisions based on their values, needs and preferences, a decision aid (DA) has been developped and online shared decision-making (SDM) training program for health professionals has been created to support the use of this DA and give health care professionals key elements on SDM. The decision aid was found relevant and acceptable to pregnant women and their partners; the relevance and acceptability of the online SDM training program aren't evaluated yet. This study aim to assess the intention on using a DA after taking the online training program, to evaluate knowledge acquisition and to assess the program's acceptability and perceived usefulness. This is a multi-center, two-arm, controlled trial (RCT). Thirty-six participants will be randomly allocated to either 1) an experimental group that is exposed to the investigator's complete 3 hours online training program intervention (n = 18) or 2) a control group that is exposed to an intervention which will be a 3 hours online training program focused on prenatal screening alone.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be a certified nurse
• Be involved in supporting prenatal screening decision-making or involved in prenatal screening processes in the province of Quebec;
• Speak and write in French
• Being in active practice within the last year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shared Decision Making

Intervention

Other:
• Online Training - Shared Decision Making in Prenatal Screening
TThe intervention consisted of an online self-study training program lasting 3 hours which aims to engage SDM in a prenatal screening context. The training was divided into four main modules: 1)SDM, 2)DS prenatal screening, 3)Decision aid and 4)Communication between healthcare professionals and patients. In each module, the targeted learning objectives and the work to be carried out (e.g. readings to be made, video to be viewed, evaluation to be carried out, etc.) are presented. Various teaching methods and medias are used during this training: videos, interviews, narrated capsule, readings, links to scientific articles and complementary websites. Videos are done with experts on SDM, ethics of prenatal testing. A simulation in the end is done to put participants in context of an actual consultation with a pregnant woman and her partner. This training was designed to adapt to the learning pace of the user, is hosted on University Laval platform and needs an identification code to enter.
• Online Training - Online Training on Prenatal Screening
The control intervention consisted of an online self-study training program lasting 3 hours which aims to provides knowledge for prenatal screening. The training has four main modules: 1)Context and history of prenatal screening(new), 2)DS prenatal screening(existing), 3)Consent in prenatal screening(new) and 4)Communication between healthcare professionals and patients(existing). In each module, the targeted learning objectives and the work to be carried out are presented. Various teaching methods and medias are used during this training: videos, interviews, narrated capsule, readings, links to scientific articles and complementary websites. Videos are done with experts on SDM, ethics of prenatal testing. For the 2 new modules, narrated capsules and reports have replaced videos of experts. There is no simulation at the end. This training was designed to adapt to the learning pace of the user, is hosted on University Laval platform and needs an identification code to enter.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Leger	Quebec City	Quebec

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval	CERSSPL, Genome Canada, Genome Quebec, Laval University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (26)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change of intention to use a decision aid after completing the online training program on SDM in prenatal screening	Nurses intention of using a decision aid for prenatal screening in clinical practice is the primary outcome. To be measured, the CPD (Continuing professional development) reaction questionnaire will be used. This questionaire scores on 5 constructs; intention, social influence, beliefs about capabilities, moral norm and beliefs about consequences and has 12 questions. The constructs intention will be targeted, however the others constructs will be also evaluated for their potential on predicting behavior of health professionals. It is a self-reported questionnaire. The use of decision aid has been chosen as an outcome become it is a main component of SDM itself and of the training. The score is on a scale from 1 to 7 (Likert type), which 1 is the minimum and 7 the maximum value (except one question that has a 5 intervals of pourcentage, that will be adjusted on 7 items scale in the analysis). The higher score means better outcome.	The intention will be measured initially before accessing the formation. After the formation completed (duration is variable), the participant will have access to the questionnaire once again in a delay of 24-72 hours.
Secondary	Knowledge on aspects surrounding prenatal screening and SDM	A newly designed and self-reported questionnaire consisting of 20 questions, reviewed by an SDM expert and a pedagogical advisor, explore knowledge on; Down Syndrome (2 questions), prenatal screening (7 questions), SDM (7 questions) and ethic (4 questions). There is 2 true-false questions and the other ones are multiple choices questions. Each question has the same ponderation, which is 5% on a total score of 100%. There is only one right answer to each question. There is no negative correction. The higher score means better outcome (acquisition of knowledge). The title of this questionnaire is: "Knowledge".	After the formation completed (duration is variable), the participant will have access to the questionnaire in a delay of 24-72 hours.
Secondary	Satisfaction with training: self-reported questionnaire	Satisfaction will be addressed on the content, trainers and overall satisfaction. For evaluating these kinds of satisfaction, a pre-existing self-reported questionnaire created by Schmidt (2007) will be used. The score is on a scale from 1 to 5 (Likert type), which 1 is the minimum and 5 the maximum value. The higher score means better outcome. The title of this section is :"Satisfaction" and it has two sections; "Satisfaction within the training content" and "Satisfaction with the training contributors".	After the formation completed (duration is variable), the participant will have access to the questionnaire in a delay of 24-72 hours.
Secondary	Acceptability of the training: self-reported questionnaire	Acceptability is evaluated by looking at the comprehensibility, the amount of information , the quality of information, the format chosen of the training and it is based on a pre-existing self-reported questionnaire done by Kasper and al. (2017). The score is on a scale from 1 to 5 (Likert type), which 1 is the minimum and 5 the maximum value. The higher score means better outcome. The title of this questionnaire is "Training acceptability".	After the formation completed (duration is variable), the participant will have access to the questionnaire in a delay of 24-72 hours.
Secondary	Perceived usefulness	Usefulness is declined in terms of work responsibilities, relevance of topics to career development, relevance of topics in relation to individual learning needs, consistency with declared objectives, balance between theory and practice and it is based on a self-reported questionnaire by Giangreco, Sebastiano and Peccei (2009). The score is on a scale from 1 to 5 (Likert type), which 1 is the minimum and 5 the maximum value. The higher score means better outcome. The title of this questionnaire is "Perceived usefulness of the formation".	After the formation completed (duration is variable), the participant will have access to the questionnaire in a delay of 24-72 hours.

External Links

•   Website about PEGASUS (PErsonalized Genomics for prenatal Abnormalities Screening USing maternal blood : Towards First Tier Screening and Beyond)