Clinical Course, Educational Problems, Stroke, Acute
Conditions
Keywords
resident, stroke education
Brief summary
This study is a single-center, randomized, open-label, controlled, endpoint-blinded study to assess the effect of off-script diagnosis & differential diagnosis (D&D) training in improving the residents' knowledge of acute ischemic stroke in China. The investigators will enroll 22 residents and assess the score of mASMaQ 30 days after randomization.
Detailed description
Ischemic stroke is characterized by high incidence and disability rates, with a critical time window for reperfusion therapy, necessitating prompt recognition, diagnosis, and treatment by frontline physicians. In clinical practice, residents across all specialties may encounter acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in emergency departments, outpatient clinics, or inpatient wards. However, many residents face challenges in managing AIS cases, often leading to missed diagnoses, treatment delays, and non-adherence to clinical guidelines. A primary contributing factor is their insufficient mastery of key AIS management principles and inability to effectively apply stroke knowledge in clinical contexts. Enhancing residents' AIS management competence represents a significant challenge in stroke education. Traditional "Initial Progress Note" training overemphasizes comprehensive differential diagnoses, with most residents relying on scripted presentations. The actual clinical application of stroke knowledge remains uncertain. This study aims to evaluate whether off-script diagnosis & differential diagnosis (D&D) training (i.e., "Structured off-script D&D") can significantly improve residents' AIS management knowledge. The investigators will enroll 22 neurology residents and randomly assign them to two groups: the off-script diagnosis & differential diagnosis (D&D) training group (n=11) and a blank control group (n=11). The modified Acute Stroke Management Questionnaire (mASMaQ) will be used to assess residents' AIS knowledge 30 days after randomization.
Interventions
OTHEROff-script diagnosis & differential diagnosis (D&D) training
1. Training Timeline: Must be completed within 72 hours post-randomization; Requires standardized structured off-script D\&D analysis. 2. Structured Analysis Framework: 1)Epidemiology: Incidence, mortality, and disability rates; 2) Etiologic Classification: TOAST classification system; 3) Vascular Mechanisms: Culprit vessel, vascular territory, pathophysiology; 4) Differential Diagnosis: Stroke mimics and stroke subtype differentiation; 5) Acute Management: Hyperacute interventions (thrombolysis/EVT), secondary prevention strategies, and evidence-based case analysis; 6) Patient Education: Stroke prevention education for patients/public; 7) Research Gaps: Current limitations and future directions. 3. Presentation Requirements: 1)Mandatory off-script delivery (no prepared text); 2) Time limit: 15+3 minutes for complete analysis.
Sponsors
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Residents (physicians in postgraduate training). 2. Currently in neurology wards 3. Managing acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, defined as: 1)Time from onset to randomization ≤ 2 weeks; 2) If onset time is unknown, the last known well time is considered the onset time. 4. Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. Managing asymptomatic ischemic stroke patients. 2. Residents who are currently participating or have participated in another interventional ischemic stroke training program within the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mASMaQ | 30 days | Modified Acute Stroke Management Questionnaire (mASMaQ), with a range of 33-165 scores. Higher scores indicate superior acute ischemic stroke management knowledge. Blinded Assessment Protocol:1) Participant Requirements: Strict 10-minute time limit for independent completion; External references are prohibited; 2) Assessment Supervision: certified neurologists as proctors, who are blinded to group assignment throughout the trial. 3) Centralized Adjudication: based on participants' questionnaire responses. Note: Details of the modified ASMaQ has been on file with the ethics committee and cannot be changed. To prevent disclosure of the measures and bias in resident measurement, we do not disclose the scales until the trial is completed. Details of mASMaQ will be made public with the publication of the article. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General stroke knowledge | 30 days | Part of mASMaQ, with a range of 10-50. Higher scores indicate superior general stroke knowledge. |
| Hyperacute stroke management | 30 days | Part of mASMaQ, with a range of 9-45. Higher scores indicate superior hyperacute stroke management knowledge. |
| Advanced stroke management | 30 days | Part of mASMaQ, with a range of 14-70. Higher scores indicate superior advanced stroke management knowledge. |
Countries
China
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJun Ni, MD
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Outcome results
None listed