{"id":7012,"date":"2022-06-21T12:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=7012"},"modified":"2022-06-21T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:13:07","slug":"effectiveness-of-a-web-based-virtual-journal-club-to-promote-medical-education-web-ed-protocol-of-a-multicentre-pragmatic-randomised-trial-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2022\/06\/21\/effectiveness-of-a-web-based-virtual-journal-club-to-promote-medical-education-web-ed-protocol-of-a-multicentre-pragmatic-randomised-trial-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Type of publication:<\/strong>
Randomised controlled trial<\/p>\n

Author(s):<\/strong>
Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Neil Cowan, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Sarah Mcrobbie, Nilaani Murugesu, Meera Ramcharn, Mohamed Abdelrahman, *Yazid Jibrel, *Matthew Wood, *William Parry-Smith, Bassel H Al Wattar<\/p>\n

Citation:<\/strong>
BMJ Open, 2022 Vol.12, Issue 6<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong>
Introduction: A journal club (JC) is a commonly used medical educational tool. Videoconferencing technology can facilitate the delivery of JCs, however, there remains no evidence on the role of web-based virtual JCs in promoting the acquisition and retention of medical knowledge. The Web-Ed trial aims to evaluate the educational benefits, feasibility and acceptability of web-based virtual JCs compared with traditional face-to-face ones.<\/p>\n

Methods and analysis: Web-Ed is a multicentre pragmatic parallel-group randomised trial across teaching hospitals within the UK National Health Service (NHS). We will enrol qualified doctors or medical students who are >18 years old, proficient in English and able to use online videoconferencing software. Block randomisation will be used to allocate participants in 1:1 ratio to either intervention group. Both groups will be presented with the same educational material and follow a standardised JC structure hosted by nominated moderators and medical faculty members.<\/p>\n

The primary outcome is the difference in participants\u2019 knowledge acquisition and retention 7\u2009days after the JCs evaluated using standardised multiple-choice questions. We will report secondarily on the feasibility and acceptability of the JCs using Likert scale questionnaires. Assuming a 30% drop-out rate, we aim to enrol 75 participants to detect a 20% improvement in knowledge acquisition at 80% power and 5% significance. We will report using mean difference or risk ratio with 95% CIs and assess significance using parametric\/non-parametric testing. Where relevant, we will adjust for predetermined characteristics (age, grade of training and session duration) using multivariate regression analyses.<\/p>\n

Ethics and dissemination: Web-Ed was designed by doctors in training to address their learning needs and evaluate the preferred mode of learning. The trial results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant scientific conferences. The trial has been approved by the NHS Health Regulation Authority (21\/HRA\/3361).<\/p>\n

Trial registration number: ISRCTN18036769.<\/p>\n

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