Concise Regular Assessment and Feedback for Teaching and learning (CRAFT): a pilot study to evaluate the effect of a deliberate teaching tool on the educational environment of vocational trainees in anaesthesiology

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Educational environment; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000040460
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, North Shore Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Delphi study phase: Experts identified through stated process. Expert = specialist anaesthetist registered in New Zealand or Australia with a formal medical education qualification.

Institution: Any hospital department of anaesthesia that is accredited for vocational training
with English as the main language of instruction, with consent from the Clinical Director and Supervisor of Training.

Specialists: Any specialist anaesthetist employed in a participating institution
who has not opted out of the study.

Trainees: Any trainee/resident/medical officer employed in a participating institution who
has not opted out of the study, with at least 8 weeks of clinical anaesthesia experience in that
department. Separate consent is obtained for trainee focus groups.

Exclusion Criteria

All institutions/participants: Those who have declined to consent.

Institutions: <30% of specialists or <50% of trainees consenting to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of study design with regards to quantitative (mATEEM) and qualitative (trainee focus group) measures, assessed based on results of both measures and feedback from Site Investigators.[mATEEM and trainee focus group completed at end of 4 week intervention period.];Levels of outcome variability, to calculate sample size for quantitative aspect of main study.[At end of 4 week intervention period];Educational environment, assessed by survey of trainees designed specifically for this study (modified Anaesthesia Trainee Educational Environment Measure or mATEEM).[Survey completed at end of 4 week intervention period.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of specialists and trainees in departments consenting to participate in study[At end of recruitment period, just prior to 4 week intervention period];Compliance rate of CRAFT model use during teaching encounters, assessed using information from trainees obtained by Site Investigator[At end of each week of 4 week intervention period]