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NCT Number: NCT01184131

NCRR ARRA Development-Workforce Development

The research proposed in this collaborative application Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Development Awards will uniquely study mentor training in the biomedical academic community. The randomized controlled trial will be conducted at 15 Clinical and Translational Science Award sites over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The multi-site trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors.

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Key information

Conditions

Research Mentoring Skills

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UW Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

About this study

The trial will be conducted over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors. Our modified Wisconsin Mentoring Seminar Curriculum will consist of four 2-hour sessions administered within an 8-week period, using trained facilitators. Scholars will include all recipients of a K-Series Award at the 3 CTSA sites (e.g., K01, K08, K12, K23, K24, K99, KL2), who will be funded during the two-year cycle of this Administrative Supplement. We will randomly assign 300 K-award mentors of these scholars to a control group (n=150) or to the experimental intervention (n=150).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Mentor of junior faculty, post doc or PhD student engaged in clinical or translational research Willingness to attend mentor training if assigned to intervention arm

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Mentor Training

Other

Four 2 hour sessions of Mentor Training

Primary outcomes

Improvement of Mentoring Skills (comprised of 6 key competencies).

Time frame: 6 months post intervention

Based on a summative score of the 26 items assessing global mentoring skills (section 3 of the pre/post instrument) for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups.

Secondary outcomes

Increased Active Mentoring of the mentee

Time frame: 6 months post intervention

Based on a summative score of items in section 2 of the pre-post instrument addressing frequency of contact between mentor and mentee and the amount of review/feedback mentees receive on their grants or manuscripts for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Registry information

Official study title

Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Awards

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Aug 18, 2010
Registry last updated: Oct 26, 2016

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