Efficacy of a Mnemonic to Improve Knowledge of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules Among Medical Students and Residents; a Randomized Controlled Trial.

St. Justine's Hospital1 site in 1 country191 target enrollmentMay 2008

ConditionsAnkle Trauma Education

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Ankle Trauma
Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital
Enrollment: 191
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Knowledge of the components of the Ottawa Ankle rule based on a 13 points evaluation
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate wether the use of a mnemonic strategy could improve the recall of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rules' guidelines among medical students and residents

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2008

End Date

June 2009

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

St. Justine's Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Jocelyn Gravel

St. Justine's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Being a medical student in rotation in pediatrics at CHU Sainte-Justine
•Being a resident in pediatric emergency rotation at CHU Sainte-Justine

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge of the components of the Ottawa Ankle rule based on a 13 points evaluation

Time Frame: 3-4 weeks after intervention

Knowledge of the components of the Ottawa foot rule based on a 10 points evaluation

Time Frame: 3-4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Proportion of perfect knowledge of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules(3-4 weeks)
Score on an exam evaluating management of 20 case scenarios describing patients with an ankle or foot trauma(3-4 weeks post intervention)
Knowledge of the 13 components of the Ottawa Ankle Rule and the 10 components of the Ottawa Foot Rule(6 months post intervention)