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Use of Wikis and Evidence-Based Medicine in Surgical Practice

NCT01051050 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2011-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to improve surgical residents' skills in critically appraising the literature and to promote the dissemination and application of the best available evidence to surgical practice. The hypothesis is that mandatory participation, with faculty oversight, in a journal club wiki will improve the dissemination, evaluation, and application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in a surgical residency program at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston).

Conditions

  • Evidence Based Medicine

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mandatory use of surgery wiki

Mandatory participation in the surgery wiki. This will include adding to and reviewing information posted on the wiki. Contribution of an evidence-based review will be required at least once during the study period.

BEHAVIORAL

Voluntary use of the surgery wiki

Voluntary participation in the surgery wiki. Participants can choose to use the information in the wiki as well as contribute to the wiki.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lillian S Kao, MD, MS · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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