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Transformative Learning to Virtual Inter-Professional Education in Musculoskeletal Pain

NCT05589311 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2022-10-21

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Summary

Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is amongst the leading reasons for people seeking medical attention in local primary care, accounting for 6-28% of principal diagnoses. Patient education is one of the important treatment strategies to ease pain, reduce suffering and disability. However, from our anecdotal experience, patients often report there is an inconsistency in the information being provided by healthcare professionals. This can be due to the existence of different MSK pain frameworks as the understanding of pain sciences evolves. Hence, there is a need for regular Continuous Medical Education (CME) to update and improve healthcare staff knowledge and skills on this aspect in Singapore.

The conventional teaching method is typically used in SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) CME sessions. It focuses on lecture-based instruction as the teaching centre, emphasizing the delivery of syllabus and concept. The conventional teaching method has been shown to be less effective than other teaching strategies (e.g. Case based learning) in practical application and critical thinking abilities. Mezirow proposed the use of Transformative Learning to enhance adult learning. We aim to conduct an RCT to investigate whether this teaching method is superior to the conventional teaching method in improving MSK pain knowledge, management advice, attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals in primary care.

This randomised multi-centre, prospective study will be conducted across all SHP polyclinics. Healthcare professionals working in SHP will be invited to participate in the study. Participants in both the intervention and control groups will be asked to complete the questionnaires at 3 time-points: before and after the lecture, as well as 1 month later. The anonymised data collected will then be analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Transformative Learning principles

Transformative Learning principles are incorporated into the pain education workshop to stimulate critical reflection and critical discourse during the learning process.

OTHER

Conventional didactic approach

The conventional didactic approach focuses on lecture-based instruction as the teaching center, emphasizing the delivery of syllabus and concept.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SingHealth Polyclinics

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Khim Siong Ng · SingHealth Polyclinics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-31
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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