Impact of Education and Training of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring on the Reliability of Test

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Scleroderma, Systemic
• Interventions: Other: Organized education course of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring

• Registration Number: NCT03219606
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is evaluating the efficacy of organized education process of the modified Rodnan Skin Score (MRSS) in the systemic sclerosis. Ten physician in South Korea will be voluntarily enrolled and receive the organized training program, which encompass the lecture and demonstration of skin scoring by expert rheumatologist. Reliability and accuracy of the skin scoring before and after the education will be compared.

Detailed Description

1. Participants Ten physicians who are voluntarily enrolled in the organized education course

2. Organized education course

1. Lecture: A expert rheumatologist (master instructor) give a lecture to explain the technique of MRSS.

2. Demonstration: Master instructor demonstrate the patient assessment without revealing his score.

3. Practical training: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients with systemic sclerosis. Two other expert rheumatologists

3. Protocol

1. Instructor pre-meeting: Three instructors including master instructor assess the MRSS of 8 systemic sclerosis patients. Modified Rodnan score drawn by arrangement among them is defined as standard score of each patient.

2. Pre-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients before the education course.

3. Organized education course

4. Post-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of the same 8 patients after i) lecture and ii) demonstration of master instructor

5. written test: Participants take written examination regarding the MRSS before and after the education.

4. Outcomes

1. Inter-observer reliability of MRSS before and after the education

2. Change in difference between score measure by each participant and standard score after the educational course.

3. Change in the score of written test after the educational course.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-19
• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-28
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2017-10-31
• Study Completion: 2018-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Physician who voluntarily enroll the educational program.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-physician

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
education arm	Organized education course of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring	Participants in education arm will have an organized education course of modified Rodnan Skin Scoring.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in difference between score measured by each participant and standard score after the organized education course.	1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in inter-observer reliability of MRSS after the organized education course	1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training
Change in written test score of each participant after the organized education course	1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of