Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training

Sponsor

Jared L. Cohen (U.S. Fed)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT03944746

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Locations

79.5

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

0.5

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Patient commonly present with orthopedic injuries in the emergency department. Musculoskeletal education has not historically been emphasized in American medical schools, and the effectiveness of an orthopedic surgery rotation has not been well studied in emergency medicine (EM) training. Competency in musculoskeletal education has been tested previously with a validated instrument, the basic competency exam (BCE), to assess baseline knowledge in primary care and emergency physicians.

Residents from 2 different EM residency training programs will be given the BCE to determine baseline musculoskeletal knowledge prior to their orthopedic surgery rotations. A post-test BCE will be given to the residents from both EM training programs upon completion of their orthopedic surgery rotation and compared.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Educational Problems Orthopedic Disorder Emergencies	Other: Education Curriculum

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

80 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training

Actual Study Start Date :

Nov 13, 2014

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2021

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
SAMMC Emergency Medicine Residents Emergency Medicine Residents from San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.	Other: Education Curriculum Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort
University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents Emergency Medicine Residents from University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.	Other: Education Curriculum Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

SAMMC Emergency Medicine Residents

Emergency Medicine Residents from San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Other: Education Curriculum

Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort

University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residents

Emergency Medicine Residents from University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Other: Education Curriculum

Different educational curriculums were applied to each cohort

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in performance on the orthopedic basic competency exam [Assessed initially by taking the exam before completing a one month orthopedic rotation. The same exam is taken at the completion of the orthopedic rotation. The two test results are compared to each other between each individual and residency program.]
The orthopedic basic competency exam is a validated scoring system meant to assess the learner's ability to evaluate both emergent and common orthopedic pathology. It is a 25 question test, and the test-taker will receive a score between 0 and 25.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Emergency Medicine Residents at either San Antonio Military Medical Center or University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

Not emergency medicine residents at the inclusion sites.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	San Antonio Military Medical Center	San Antonio	Texas	United States	78212
2	San Antonio Military Medical Center	San Antonio	Texas	United States	78212

Sponsors and Collaborators

Jared L. Cohen

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Jared L. Cohen, Emergency Medicine Physician, San Antonio Military Medical Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03944746

Other Study ID Numbers:

MCHE-CI; 32 CFR 219.102(d)

First Posted:

May 9, 2019

Last Update Posted:

May 9, 2019

Last Verified:

May 1, 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Jared L. Cohen, Emergency Medicine Physician, San Antonio Military Medical Center

Emergency Department Education

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Emergencies

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 9, 2019