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Can Increased Medical Competence Reduce State Anxiety in Junior Doctors in the Emergency Department?

NCT06842394 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 233

Last updated 2026-03-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial investigates whether an adaptive e-learning program on acute and time critical medical conditions can reduce state anxiety and improve the competence of junior doctors working in emergency departments. Junior doctors assigned to frontline shifts will be enrolled and randomized into two groups: an intervention group receiving the e-learning program within the first six weeks of employment and a control group receiving standard onboarding with delayed access to the program. The primary outcome is the change in state anxiety levels, assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6). Secondary outcomes include perceived self-efficacy during shifts and self-assessed competency improvements.

Conditions

  • State Anxiety
  • Psychological Stress
  • Education, Medical
  • E-learning
  • Acute Medical Unit

Interventions

OTHER

Adaptive E-learning

An adaptive e-learning program comprising 13 modules each unfolding and testing the learners knowledge and ability to assess own competence regarding specific acute and time critical medical patient conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonas P Eiberg, PhD · Department of Vascular Surgery, The Heart Center, University Hospital of Copenhagen - Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2025-09-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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