Do students learn more about physical examination of the shoulder if they attend a blended learning module compared to 'traditional' teaching methods?

Transfer of anatomical knowledge in the examination situation for pre-clinical medical students (TraceX): a randomized, controlled study comparing face-to-face teaching and blended learning

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13061552

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-02

Start date

2021-05-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-10

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Conditions

Effect of activating competency-based learning on a complex shoulder examination requiring professional posture, transfer of anatomical knowledge and clinical examination skills Other

Interventions

Current interventions as of 24/03/2021: Participants (preclinical medical students) will be randomly assigned to either activating competency-based learning (intervention group) or traditional teachi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 110 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All preclinical students aged >18 years enrolled at the Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Health status does not allow participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Competency in professional posture, physical examination and anatomical knowledge measured as a combined score of maximum 45 points in an examination situation with an actor patient at T3 (8 weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
A newly developed and piloted questionnaire measures the following items at T0 and T4 and uses a pseudonym to measure pre-post development in the following domains: 1. Self-assessed competency level in the three domains (professional posture, anatomical knowledge and clinical examination skills) 2. German inventory on attitudes and assessment of blended learning at T0 and T4 3. Perceived stress questionnaire (PSYINDEX) at T0 and T4 4. Technology affinity (ATI) at T0 only 5. Sociodemographic characteristics at T0 only 6. Attitudes to e-learning and ways to improve the experience, assessed using focus groups with participants at T4	—

Measure

Time frame

A newly developed and piloted questionnaire measures the following items at T0 and T4 and uses a pseudonym to measure pre-post development in the following domains: 1. Self-assessed competency level in the three domains (professional posture, anatomical knowledge and clinical examination skills) 2. German inventory on attitudes and assessment of blended learning at T0 and T4 3. Perceived stress questionnaire (PSYINDEX) at T0 and T4 4. Technology affinity (ATI) at T0 only 5. Sociodemographic characteristics at T0 only 6. Attitudes to e-learning and ways to improve the experience, assessed using focus groups with participants at T4

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026