Effect of Hand-off Skills Training for Students During the Medicine Clerkship

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patient Handoff
• Interventions: Other: Handoff Workshop

• Registration Number: NCT02217241
• Lead Sponsor: George Washington University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention on handoffs implemented during the third year of medical school. It also assesses whether these skills are maintained over time into their fourth year of training and whether there is transfer from the simulated setting into the clinical environment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-13
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-15
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 95

Inclusion Criteria

• Third Year Medicine Clerks

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Handoff Workshop	Students in the intervention group participated in a one-hour interactive, small-group handoff workshop facilitated by a study investigator. The workshop focused on the importance of specific handoff skills to patient safety.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate workshop effectiveness of students undergoing the intervention, rated before and after the workshop utilizing standardized cases and a validated Handoff Rating Scale.	up to 45 minutes post-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The George Washington University School of Medicine; The George Washington University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States