Impact of Education and Training of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring on the Reliability of Test

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of the study is evaluating the efficacy of organized education process of the modified Rodnan Skin Score (MRSS) in the systemic sclerosis. Ten physician in South Korea will be voluntarily enrolled and receive the organized training program, which encompass the lecture and demonstration of skin scoring by expert rheumatologist. Reliability and accuracy of the skin scoring before and after the education will be compared.

Detailed Description
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1. Participants Ten physicians who are voluntarily enrolled in the organized education course 2. Organized education course Lecture: A expert rheumatologist (master instructor) give a lecture to explain the technique of MRSS. Demonstration: Master instructor demonstrate the patient assessment without revealing his score. Practical training: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients with systemic sclerosis. Two other expert rheumatologists 3. Protocol Instructor pre-meeting: Three instructors including master instructor assess the MRSS of 8 systemic sclerosis patients. Modified Rodnan score drawn by arrangement among them is defined as standard score of each patient. Pre-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients before the education course. Organized education course Post-education scoring: Participants assess the MRSS of the same 8 patients after i) lecture and ii) demonstration of master instructor written test: Participants take written examination regarding the MRSS before and after the education. 4. Outcomes Inter-observer reliability of MRSS before and after the education Change in difference between score measure by each participant and standard score after the educational course. Change in the score of written test after the educational course.

Official Title
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Impact of Education and Training of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring on the Reliability of Test

Conditions
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Scleroderma, Systemic

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Organized education course of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Physician who voluntarily enroll the educational program. Exclusion Criteria: Non-physician
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: education arm<br>Participants in education arm will have an organized education course of modified Rodnan Skin Scoring. | Other: Organized education course of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring<br>* Lecture: An expert rheumatologist (master instructor) give a lecture to explain the technique of Modified Rodnan Skin Scoring (MRSS). Demonstration: Master instructor demonstrate the patient assessment without revealing his score. Practical training: Participants assess the MRSS of 8 patients with systemic sclerosis. Two other expert rheumatologists assist the course.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in difference between score measured by each participant and standard score after the organized education course. |  | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in written test score of each participant after the organized education course |  | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training | 
| Change in inter-observer reliability of MRSS after the organized education course |  | 1. One day before the education course 2. After 20 minutes of the lecture 3. After 20 minutes of the demonstration and practical training | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Systemic sclerosis, Education, Modified Rodnan skin score