Validation of a new instrument to assess clinical reasoning in physiotherapists
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN44395885 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN44395885 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 29/12/2015
- Registration date
- 08/01/2016
- Last edited
- 21/02/2017
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Understanding a patient’s problems and being able to find the most appropriate course of treatment (clinical reasoning) is a vital part of health care. However, currently there is no way to effectively measure how well a healthcare professional is able to do this. The aim of this study is to develop a questionnaire which measures clinicians' clinical reasoning behaviours during their daily practice.
Who can participate?
Physiotherapists who work in a clinical setting for more than five hours per week.
What does the study involve?
Participants complete a questionnaire showing their agreement or disagreement with a list of statements related to their clinical reasoning behaviours during their daily practice.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no benefits and risks for participants.
Where is the study run from?
School of Nursing and Physiotherapy of the University of Salamanca (Spain)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
January 2016 to March 2016
Who is funding the study?
University of Salamanca (Spain)
Who is the main contact?
1. Dr Ana María Martín Nogueras (scientific)
2. Mr Pablo Cesar Garcia Sanchez (public)
Contact information
Scientific
C/ Donantes de Sangre, s/n
Salamanca
37007
Spain
Public
Av. Carmen Martín Gaite 15
ESC. 4 3ºB
Legaines
28919
Spain
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-7053-1857 |
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Study information
| Study design | Observational cross sectional study |
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| Primary study design | Observational |
| Secondary study design | Cross sectional study |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Validity of the Clinical Reasoning Scale (CRS): assessing clinical reasoning behaviours in physiotherapists |
| Study objectives | The aim of this study is to develop a questionnaire which measures clinicians' clinical reasoning behaviours and its dimensions during their practice |
| Ethics approval(s) | Bioethics Committee of Salamanca University, 24/05/2016 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Clinical Reasoning in physiotherapists |
| Intervention | Participants will complete a questionnaire showing their agreement or disagreement with a list of statements related to their clinical reasoning behaviours during their daily practice. Those items were generated and built during the development phase of the questionnaire design and assessed by experts in the field to evaluate content and face validity, and by physiotherapists to establish the feasibility of the tool. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Final selection of items in the questionnaire |
| Secondary outcome measures | Accurate aggrupation of items under the selected subscales: 1. Cognitive Reasoning vs. Interactive Reasoning 2. Diagnostic Reasoning vs. Managment/Treatment Reasoning |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/2016 |
| Completion date | 01/08/2017 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Health professional |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Planned Sample Size: 100 Description: As this is a feasibility and validity study, a formal power analysis for the sample size will not be undertaken, as the study is not designed to test a specific null hypothesis |
| Key inclusion criteria | Physiotherapists working in a clinical setting. |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Less than 5 hours/week Clinical Work 2. Not doing one of the following duties in their job: 2.1. Subjective examination 2.2. Objective examination 2.3. Management/treatment |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/03/2017 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/04/2017 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Spain
Study participating centre
Salamanca
37007
Spain
Sponsor information
University/education
Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería y Fisioterapia
Avda. Donantes de sangre s/n
Salamanca
37007
Spain
| Website | http://enfermeriayfisioterapia.usal.es/ |
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"ROR" |
https://ror.org/02f40zc51 |
Funders
Funder type
University/education
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/12/2016 |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Available on request |
| Publication and dissemination plan | The results of this trial will be disseminated in a research journal. |
| IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
21/02/2017: The overall trial dates have been updated from 31/01/2016 - 30/03/2016 to 01/01/2016 - 01/08/2017 and the recruitment dates have been updated from 15/01/2016 - 30/03/2016 to 01/03/2017 - 30/04/2017.
12/07/2016: Ethics approval information added.
