Status:
COMPLETED
A Study to Evaluate Strategies for Teaching Effective Use of Diagnostic Tests
Lead Sponsor:
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
McMaster University
Conditions:
Instructional Methods
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A recent Institute of Medicine monograph brought attention to high rates of diagnostic error and called for better educational efforts to improve diagnostic accuracy.1 Educational methods, however, ar...
Detailed Description
Research has shown that expert diagnosticians use a two-step process to confirm a diagnosis: hypothesis generation to generate diagnostic possibilities, followed by hypothesis verification to confirm ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Medical Student at McMaster University or Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Completed 18 months of coursework
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 15 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04130607
Start Date
May 15 2018
End Date
October 15 2019
Last Update
October 17 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507