Impacts of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers

Lung Diseases, Obstructive Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparing the Impacts of Two Versions of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers on Educational Outcomes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02870998
• Other study ID #: MP-10-2016-2591
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Laval University
• Contact: Myriam Gagne, MSc
• Phone: 1-418-656-8711
• Email: myriam.gagne[@]criucpq.ulaval.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to compare the impacts of two versions of a continuing education activity targeted at COPD case managers on educational outcomes: 1) participation; 2) satisfaction; 3) learning; 4) competence; 5) performance; 6) patient health outcomes.

Description:

This study has a quasi-experimental design. The study is based on the Expanded Outcomes Framework for Planning and Assessing Continung Medical Education by Moore (2009). One groupe of participants will attend the former version of the continuing education activity, and the other group will attend its new version.

Data will be collected at T0 (before the activity, which will be held at T1); at T2 (immediately after the activity); at T3 (1-month post-activity); at T4 (2-month post-activity); at T5 (4-month post-activity); at T6 (10-month post-activity).

Participation will be assessed at T0. Satisfaction will be assessed at T2. Learning will be assessed at T0 and T3. Competence will be assessed at T2. Performance will be assessed at T4. Patient health outcomes will be assessed at T5 and T6.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: November 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria for attendees:

• Attending the continuing education activity

• Providing patient education to individuals with COPD in professional setting.

Exclusion criteria for attendees:

Inclusion criteria for COPD patients:

• Doctor-diagnosed COPD.

Exclusion criteria for attendees:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lung Diseases
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive

Intervention

Other:
• Active learning
1-day continuing education activity consisting of a lecture on patient education.
• Passive learning
1-day continuing education activity consisting of a brief lecture on patient education and workshops.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Laval University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Performance	We will videotape patient education intervention delivered by attendees in their professional practice and will assess the quality of the delivered patient education intervention using a set a pre-defined criteria.	2-month post-intervention
Secondary	Satisfaction	We will measured the extent to which attendees' expectations about the continuing education activity are met, using a self-administered questionnaire.	Immediately post-intervention
Secondary	Learning	We will measured declarative and procedural knowledge about patient education in attendees, using a validated self-administered questionnaire.	Prior to and 1-month post-intervention
Secondary	Competence	We will measure attendees' self-reported competences in achieving learning activity objectives, using a self-administered questionnaire.	Prior and immediately post-intervention
Secondary	Patient health outcomes	We will measured COPD patients' health-related quality of life, self-management skills, and health utilization, using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires.	4-month and 10-month post-intervention