The impact of spaced review of learning on subsequent recall of information by hospital pharmacists, following teaching on antibiotics.
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN47886826 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN47886826 |
| Protocol serial number | N0060155844 |
| Sponsor | Department of Health |
| Funder | Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 20/02/2020
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Kieran Hand
Scientific
Scientific
Pharmacy Department
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | - |
| Study objectives | Does structured, temporally spaced, revision of lecture material improve long-term memory in junior pharmacists following teaching on the subject of antibiotics? If so, to what extent is recall of information improved and does this warrant the increased resource requirements of structured revision? |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Methods of post-graduate teaching |
| Intervention | Randomised, unblinded, educational study with subjects assigned to intervention or control groups |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Comparison of effectiveness of methods of post-graduate teaching. For publication in the educational or scientific literature |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 31/08/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 60 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 60 (Recruitment - London NHS Acute Trusts) |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 18/01/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/08/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Pharmacy Department
London
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract results | 13/04/2007 | No | No | ||
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
Editorial Notes
20/02/2020: No publications found, all search options exhausted, study status unverified.
