An Acute Breathing Difficulties evidence based learning package

ISRCTN	ISRCTN27499282
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN27499282
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Submission date: 15/09/2010
Registration date: 20/09/2010
Last edited: 24/09/2013

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Respiratory

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr Monica Lakhanpaul
Scientific

Leicester Medical School
Maurice Shock Medical Building
The University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1162 522522
Email	ml103@le.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	Cluster randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Other
Scientific title	An Acute Breathing Difficulties evidence based learning package: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Study objectives	Does an online learning package incorporating an acute breathing difficulties (ABD) evidence based guideline can be a satisfactory and effective adjunct in reinforcing standard teaching received to incrementally increase undergraduate students' knowledge and self-assessed confidence
Ethics approval(s)	The University of Leicester Research Ethics Officer; Dr. Rhona Knight approved on the 26th of November 2007
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Acute breathing difficulties in children
Intervention	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
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	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 students self assessed confidence on a range of common paediatric skills
Secondary outcome measures	1. Knowledge retention 2-weeks after completion of the 7-week teaching rotation 2. Student satisfaction with the complete learning package
Overall study start date	03/03/2008
Completion date	20/02/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	Three clusters of 36 students per arm
Key inclusion criteria	All medical students undertaking their paediatric clinical rotation during the study period
Key exclusion criteria	Does not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	03/03/2008
Date of final enrolment	20/02/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Leicester Medical School

Leicester
LE1 7RH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Leicester (UK)
University/education

c/o Prof Stewart Petersen
Leicester Medical School
Maurice Shock Medical Building
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
England
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1162 522946
Email	sxp@le.ac.uk
Website	http://www.le.ac.uk/
"ROR"	https://ror.org/04h699437

Funders

Funder type

University/education

University of Leicester (UK)
Private sector organisation / Universities (academic only)

Alternative name(s): UoL
Location: United Kingdom

Leicester Postgraduate Deanery (UK)

No information available

Both provided funding for development of ABD learning package. No funding sources for trial conduct.

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/05/2013		Yes	No