The role of specific disease knowledge in counteracting bias in diagnostic reasoning

• Conditions: Inflammatory bowel disease; Hyperthyroidism; Vitamin B12 deficiency; Addison’s disease; Acute appendicitis; Acute bacterial endocarditis

• Registration Number: NL-OMON25411
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam (iMERR) and Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center; Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

Residents in internal medicine or emergency medicine in hospitals in the Netherlands who have at least 1 year of clinical experience

Exclusion Criteria

Medical students; residents in internal medicine or emergency medicine with less than 1 year of clinical experience or from other specialties

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of wrong diagnoses induced by the bias

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge test score; diagnostic accuracy scores; time spent in diagnosis; rating of confidence in the diagnosis; frequency of bias-induced diagnoses recalled subsequently.