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NCT Number: NCT01040767

Comparison of Web- Versus Classroom-based Basic Ultrasound and Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) Training in Two European Hospitals

Study Objective: Training physicians in new skills via classroom-based teaching has inherent costs and time constraints. We sought to evaluate whether web-based didactics result in similar knowledge improvement and retention of basic ultrasound principles and the EFAST (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) compared with the traditional method.

Methods: Physicians from two German emergency departments were randomized into a classroom group with traditional lectures and a web group that watched narrated lectures online. All participants completed a pre- and post-test, and a second post-test eight weeks later. Both groups underwent hands-on training after the first post-test. A control group completed the two initial tests without didactic intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Learning

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Institut fuer Notfallmedizin e.V., Kempten (Allgäu), Bavaria, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Physicians currently practicing in a German emergency department
  • Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to participate in all aspects of the study prior to study begin
  • Control group: Subjects who did not complete the pre-test

Treatment and study plan

Didactic training in basic ultrasound and the EFAST

Other

Physicians in the classroom group (class) listened to traditional lectures, while the web group (web) watched narrated lectures online. All participants completed a pre- and post-test, and a second post-test eight weeks later. Both groups underwent hands-on training after the first post-test.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean test scores by didactic group for three consecutive multiple choice tests

    Time frame: November 2008 - February 2009

Secondary outcomes

  1. Participant satisfaction with training and reported comfort with ultrasound use after training

    Time frame: December 2008 - February 2009

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Institut fuer Notfallmedizin Kempten e.V., Germany
  • Klinikum Nürnberg

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Web- Versus Classroom-based Basic Ultrasound and EFAST Training in Two European Hospitals

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Dec 30, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 30, 2009

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