Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial
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 aim...
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| author | Mohamed Abdelrahman Neil Cowan Meera Ramcharn Bassel H Al Wattar William Parry-Smith Sarah McRobbie Michael Rimmer Nagla Elfaki Cheryl Dunlop Damien Coleburt Olivia Raglan Jhia Jiat Teh Maria Fisher Nilaani Murugesu Yazid Jibrel Matthew Wood |
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| description | 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.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.The primary outcome is the difference in participants’ knowledge acquisition and retention 7 days 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.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).Trial registration number ISRCTN18036769. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e58e601dc7b143beb2f7544ff3a35c5a2025-01-28T06:10:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-06-0112610.1136/bmjopen-2021-058610Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trialMohamed Abdelrahman0Neil Cowan1Meera Ramcharn2Bassel H Al Wattar3William Parry-Smith4Sarah McRobbie5Michael Rimmer6Nagla Elfaki7Cheryl Dunlop8Damien Coleburt9Olivia Raglan10Jhia Jiat Teh11Maria Fisher12Nilaani Murugesu13Yazid Jibrel14Matthew Wood15Burnley General Hospital, Burnley, UKWishaw University Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire, Bothwell, UKUniversity Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust, Cardiff, UKReproductive Medicine Unit, University College London, London, UKDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford, UKAberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen, UKMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKReproductive Medicine Unit, University College London, London, UKObstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKMusgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UKHillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, Uxbridge, UKImperial College London, London, UKUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UKUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UKObstetrics and Gynaecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UKObstetrics and Gynaecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UKIntroduction 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.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.The primary outcome is the difference in participants’ knowledge acquisition and retention 7 days 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.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).Trial registration number ISRCTN18036769.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e058610.full |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Abdelrahman Neil Cowan Meera Ramcharn Bassel H Al Wattar William Parry-Smith Sarah McRobbie Michael Rimmer Nagla Elfaki Cheryl Dunlop Damien Coleburt Olivia Raglan Jhia Jiat Teh Maria Fisher Nilaani Murugesu Yazid Jibrel Matthew Wood Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial BMJ Open |
| title | Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
| title_full | Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
| title_short | Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
| title_sort | effectiveness of a web based virtual journal club to promote medical education web ed protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial |
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