Clinical trial NCT04381676: The Flipped Classroom Approach in Ophthalmology Residency
Official title: The Flipped Classroom Approach to Teaching Horizontal Strabismus in Ophthalmology Residency: A Multi-Centered Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Educational Problems
Keywords: Flipped Classroom
Lead sponsor: University of Washington
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-05-11
Enrollment: 110
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Ophthalmology residents from all levels (PGY2-PGY4) in the United States.

Brief summary: This study aims to evaluate the flipped classroom approach compared to the traditional classroom approach in teaching horizontal strabismus in ophthalmology residency didactics.

Detailed description: Ophthalmology residents (post-graduate years 2-4) from 11 institutions were invited to participate. Participating residents were taught esotropia and exotropia topics sequentially, randomized by order and classroom style (flipped classroom vs. traditional lecture) one to three weeks apart. Participants were assigned a pre-class video lecture prior to the flipped classroom in-class case-based activity. The traditional classroom included a preparatory reading assignment and an in-person lecture delivered by the same instructor. Participants completed three identical 5-question content assessments (pre-test, post-test, and 3-month retention) and opinion surveys following each classroom.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ophthalmology residents of all levels (PGY2-PGY4) from 11 residency programs were invited to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who did not complete both classroom styles were excluded from the survey data
* Those who lost their study-IDs were excluded from the results analysis

Primary outcomes:
measure: Resident Preference
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 2 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge Acquisition
timeFrame: Baseline (Before class), immediately after completing the class, 3 months after class
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Department of Ophthalmology - University of Washington
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Washington
name: Michelle T Cabrera, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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