Scleroderma, Systemic
Conditions
Keywords
Systemic sclerosis, Education, Modified Rodnan skin score
Brief summary
The aim of the study is evaluating the efficacy of organized education process of the modified Rodnan Skin Score (MRSS) in the systemic sclerosis. Ten physician in South Korea will be voluntarily enrolled and receive the organized training program, which encompass the lecture and demonstration of skin scoring by expert rheumatologist. Reliability and accuracy of the skin scoring before and after the education will be compared.
Detailed description
1\. Participants Ten physicians who are voluntarily enrolled in the organized education course 2\. Organized education course 1. Lecture: A expert rheumatologist (master instructor) give a lecture to explain the technique of MRSS. 2. Demonstration: Master instructor demonstrate the patient assessment without revealing his score. 3. Practical training: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients with systemic sclerosis. Two other expert rheumatologists 3\. Protocol 1. Instructor pre-meeting: Three instructors including master instructor assess the MRSS of 8 systemic sclerosis patients. Modified Rodnan score drawn by arrangement among them is defined as standard score of each patient. 2. Pre-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients before the education course. 3. Organized education course 4. Post-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of the same 8 patients after i) lecture and ii) demonstration of master instructor 5. written test: Participants take written examination regarding the MRSS before and after the education. 4\. Outcomes 1. Inter-observer reliability of MRSS before and after the education 2. Change in difference between score measure by each participant and standard score after the educational course. 3. Change in the score of written test after the educational course.
Interventions
OTHEROrganized education course of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring
1. Lecture: An expert rheumatologist (master instructor) give a lecture to explain the technique of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring (MRSS). 2. Demonstration: Master instructor demonstrate the patient assessment without revealing his score. 3. Practical training: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients with systemic sclerosis. Two other expert rheumatologists assist the course.
Sponsors
Seoul National University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Physician who voluntarily enroll the educational program.
Exclusion criteria
* Non-physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in difference between score measured by each participant and standard score after the organized education course. | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in written test score of each participant after the organized education course | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training |
| Change in inter-observer reliability of MRSS after the organized education course | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training |
Countries
South Korea
Contacts
Primary ContactEun Bong Lee, MD PhD
Backup ContactJun Won Park, MD
Outcome results
None listed