An Acute Breathing Difficulties evidence based learning package

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
• Main ID: ISRCTN27499282
• Date of registration: 20/09/2010
• Primary sponsor: University of Leicester (UK)
• Public title: An Acute Breathing Difficulties evidence based learning package N/A
• Scientific title: An Acute Breathing Difficulties evidence based learning package: a cluster randomised controlled trial
• Date of first enrolment: Mar 3 2008
• Target sample size: 3 Clusters of 36 students per arm
• Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
• URL: http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN27499282
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Cluster randomised controlled trial

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom

Contacts

• Name: Monica Lakhanpaul

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All medical students undertaking their paediatric clinical rotation during the study period
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Acute breathing difficulties in children

Intervention(s)

1. Intervention: Online learning package consisting of the primary outcome measures, a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) -ratified evidence based guideline on the management of acute breathing difficulties and supporting descriptive, audio & video material
2. Control: Online learning package consisting of the primary outcome measures

Primary Outcome(s)

1. 24-item multiple choice question based assessment incorporating video case scenarios assessing knowledge of acute breathing difficulties
2. 7-item questionnaire utilising 5-point Likert scales assessing student?s self assessed confidence on a range of common paediatric skills

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Knowledge retention 2-weeks after completion of the 7-week teaching rotation
2. Student satisfaction with the complete learning package

Secondary ID(s)

N/A

Source(s) of Monetary Support

1. University of Leicester (UK) 2. Leicester Postgraduate Deanery (UK) Both provided funding for development of ABD learning package. No funding sources for trial conduct.

Secondary Sponsor(s)

N/A