E-learning: Teaching of Blindness Prevention

Teaching Technique Clinical Trial

— ELBPS  

Official title:

E-learning as a Complement to Traditional Teaching of Blindness Prevention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01249586
• Other study ID #: ELBPS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: November 29, 2010
• Last updated: November 29, 2010
• Start date: February 2010
• Est. completion date: October 2010

Study information

• Verified date: November 2010
• Source: Clinica Oftamologica Zona Sul
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: State University of Campinas
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

E-learning material increases the student knowledge level before the traditional class of blindness prevention and help to fix this information a short period (one month) after the class.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: October 2010
• Est. primary completion date: October 2010
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• being a medical student matriculated in the course of ophthalmology. This course is taught to fourth-year students at State University of Campinas.

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Teaching Technique

Intervention

Other:
• E-learning
A traditional class of blindness prevention plus an additional e-learning material. The e-learning material included a PDF article about blindness prevention. This material was e-mailed one week before the traditional class.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas	Campinas	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Clinica Oftamologica Zona Sul

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Immediate pretest score
Secondary	One-month posttest score
Secondary	Immediate posttest score.