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NCT Number: NCT06088251

Evaluation of Nutrition Training Augmented With Digital Technology in Graduate Medical Education

Investigators will conduct a randomized controlled evaluation of standard nutrition education vs. standard education + Nutri, and interactive clinical software that automates diet assessment and guides resident physicians through personalized and evidence-based diet counseling. Investigators will evaluate differences in resident-reported diet counseling competence and self-efficacy using survey measures. Investigators will evaluate skills using a simulated patient appointment and coding scheme described in prior work.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Texas at Austin - Burgermaster Lab

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Dell Medical School Internal Medicine Residents
  • Dell Medical School Family Medicine Residents

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

Nutri Training

Behavioral

Nutri Training will begin with 1) a presentation of diet counseling evidence and best practices for advising patients, along with information about nutrition recommendations for patients with chronic illness and 2) tools supporting the patient for follow-up. This content will be delivered via a live demonstration of the Nutri interactive software and case demonstration, a novel approach to delivering the learning objectives of standard nutrition education for residents.

Standard Nutrition Education

Behavioral

Standard Nutrition Education Standard Nutrition Training will present an overview of 1) nutrition recommendations for patients with chronic disease and 2) cover the role of a registered dietitian and referrals.

Primary outcomes

  1. Diet Counseling Competence

    Time frame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment

    Self-report of diet counseling competency; 4-point Likert-like scale scale; higher score means better outcome

  2. Diet Counseling Self-Efficacy

    Time frame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment

    Self-report of confidence (self-efficacy) in diet counseling; 4-point Likert-like scale scale; higher score means a better outcome.

  3. Diet Counseling Skills

    Time frame: Post-hoc analysis of simulation activity, expected to be at 2 weeks after training intervention

    We will also use an observation checklist to systematically capture resident shared decision-making and diet counseling skills. We will create this checklist based on a literature review of similar tools, such as the Shared Decision Making (SDM) SDM-9 and the coding scheme described in Alexander 2011. Higher score indicates a better outcome. Score range will be reported once the scale has been finalized.

Other outcomes

  1. Physician Diet Counseling Outcome Expectations

    Time frame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment

    Self-report of diet counseling outcome expectations; 5-point Likert-like scale; higher score means better outcome.

  2. Semi-structured debrief interview

    Time frame: Post-hoc analysis of simulation activity, expected to be at 2 weeks after training intervention

    Semi-structured debrief interview to better understand the resident's experience and feedback on the training session and simulation activity.

  3. Training Satisfaction

    Time frame: Resident post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment

    Self-report of satisfaction with training; 5-point Likert-like scale scale; higher score means a better outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Oct 18, 2023
Registry last updated
May 9, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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