Impacts of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Lung Diseases, Obstructive
• Interventions: Other: Active learning; Other: Passive learning

• Registration Number: NCT02870998
• Lead Sponsor: Laval University

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-15
• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-18
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2019-11
• Study Completion: 2019-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Active learning	Active learning	Educational strategies will be used to foster active learning.
Passive learning	Passive learning	Traditional educational strategies (lecture) will be used.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance	2-month post-intervention	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction	Immediately post-intervention	We will measured the extent to which attendees' expectations about the continuing education activity are met, using a self-administered questionnaire.
Competence	Prior and immediately post-intervention	We will measure attendees' self-reported competences in achieving learning activity objectives, using a self-administered questionnaire.
Patient health outcomes	4-month and 10-month post-intervention	We will measured COPD patients' health-related quality of life, self-management skills, and health utilization, using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires.
Learning	Prior to and 1-month post-intervention	We will measured declarative and procedural knowledge about patient education in attendees, using a validated self-administered questionnaire.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec; 🇨🇦 Quebec, Canada