Learning Effect of Onsite vs. Online Education in a Medical Context
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Online.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Online Learning. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Denmark
- Next step
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Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of online medical education in PhD students. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effect of onsite compared to online research courses on theoretical knowledge of research methodology and motivation for young medical researchers? Participants will join 20 research courses which are computer randomised to be delivered online (intervention) or onsite (control group) with 10-12 PhD students of each course (200-240 participants). Participants will be followed for up to two years after their course. The outcomes are * theoretical learning (main) * academic achievements * motivation * self-efficacy Researchers will compare online and onsite research courses to see if there is a difference in theoretical learning, academic achievements, motivation and self-efficacy.
Interventions
- Other Online
Online research course delivered live digitally at a distance.
Primary outcome measures
- Theoretical learning [Time frame: Up to 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Academic achievement [Time frame: Up to 25 months]
- Motivation [Time frame: Up to 3 months]
- Self-efficacy [Time frame: Up to 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All PhD students on the courses if they are able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Declining to participate
- Withdrawal of informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
Denmark · 1 center
- Rie Raffing — Frederiksberg
Publications
- Raffing R, Konge L, Tonnesen H. Learning effect of online versus onsite education in health and medical scholarship - protocol for a cluster randomized trial. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug 26;24(1):927. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05915-z. PMID 39187817
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05736627 · Online learning effect