Expert Learning in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Discovery learning (DL)

• Registration Number: NCT05639296
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a complex procedure and requires lifelong theoretical and practical training to ensure continued professional development.

Currently, the teaching approach for experts in MSUS is theoretical preparation first and then hands-on training, the "Tell-Then-Do" approach. The existing literature on optimizing training for experts is sparse, and it is unknown if the training intervention Discovery Learning could be a more effective teaching method for this group of learners.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-06
• Study Start: 2023-01-25
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-26
• Study Completion: 2023-01-30
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

• Experts in MSUS, defined as physicians who have performed more than 1000 MSUS examinations

Exclusion Criteria

• Physicians who have not performed 1000 MSUS examinations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MSUS experts	Discovery learning (DL)	Physicians with extensive experience with MSUS (performed more than 1000 examinations).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
How do experts in MSUS approach a new and unfamiliar MSUS task?	January 2023	All performances will be analyzed to examine how the experts solve the MSUS case, e.g., do they use the available material etc? More specifically, how much time (in seconds) do they use on different problem-solving methods such as "information seeking", "trial and error", and "systematic evaluation".

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
How do the experts respond to DL?	January 2023	i.e., are they comfortable changing the learning situation from "Tell-Then-Do" to "Do-Then-Tell"? The participants will fill out a post-course questionnaire. 10 questions to be answered on a 5 point Likert scale from (range 1-5).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Barcelona University; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain