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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new educational tool can improve the training and educational process for learners who will already be taking part in the palliative care rotation at Children's National Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are:
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare responses from learners who did and and did not have their rotation guided by the educational tool to see if there are differences.
Participants will engage in their palliative care rotation as they would have otherwise, though those in the intervention group will be provided different resources. They will be asked to provide responses to survey questions on their end-of-rotation evaluation, and some will be invited to participate in a focus group at the end of their rotation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control - Standard Education | Active Comparator | This is the standard palliative care education that most learners receive. |
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| Intervention - Education Using Flexible Curriculum Tool | Experimental | This is the education using a new educational tool that tailors resources, guidance, and education to learner objectives, level of training, learning style, and palliative care experience. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Rotation Using Flexible Education Tool | Behavioral | The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a flexible education tool that utilizes a palliative care education database of resources to tailor the structure of a learner rotation to their specific needs. At the moment, education is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library. The purpose of this intervention is to provide a standardized database of resources that can be pulled from in an automated manner to design a tailored curriculum for each learner based on their personal learning objectives, learning style, year in training, and experience with palliative care. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Response to the question "I achieved the standard objectives of the palliative care rotation." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Response to the question "I achieved my specific objectives of the palliative care rotation." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Learner confidence in meeting each standard rotation objective before and after the rotation | Measured using a Likert scale of 1-5, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree, in the domains of Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, and Systems-Based Practice | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Childrens National Hospital | Silver Spring | Maryland | 20901-4235 | United States |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot | Yes | No | No | Study Protocol | Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 | Prot_001.pdf |
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| Standard Palliative Care Education | Behavioral | This is the typical palliative care education that is provided in an ad hoc manner, based on the specific learning objectives, bandwidth of preceptors, and personal knowledge base and resource library. |
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| Response to the question "I was provided with a variety of resources to meet my learning objectives." |
Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree |
| Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "The education I received matched my level of training." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "The education was appropriate to my previous exposure to hospice and palliative medicine." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "The education on this rotation matched my learning style." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "This rotation was valuable." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "The clinical educators promoted an open, respectful, and safe environment for discussion, learning, and improvement." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |
| Response to the question "I would recommend this rotation to other learners." | Measured using Likert scale with 5 choices, 1 meaning Strongly Disagree, 5 meaning Strongly Agree | Measured on an evaluation survey sent to participants within 2 weeks after the last day of their rotation, response due within 4 weeks after receipt |