Clinical trial NCT06088251: Evaluation of Nutrition Training Augmented With Digital Technology in Graduate Medical Education
Official title: Evaluation of Nutrition Training Augmented With Digital Technology in Graduate Medical Education
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Chronic Disease
Keywords: Medical Education
Nutrition Counseling
Technology
Lead sponsor: University of Texas at Austin
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-18
Enrollment: 58
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Investigators will conduct a randomized controlled evaluation of standard nutrition education vs. standard education + Nutri, and interactive clinical software that automates diet assessment and guides resident physicians through personalized and evidence-based diet counseling. Investigators will evaluate differences in resident-reported diet counseling competence and self-efficacy using survey measures. Investigators will evaluate skills using a simulated patient appointment and coding scheme described in prior work.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Dell Medical School Internal Medicine Residents
* Dell Medical School Family Medicine Residents

Exclusion Criteria:

* N/A

Primary outcomes:
measure: Diet Counseling Competence
timeFrame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment
measure: Diet Counseling Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment
measure: Diet Counseling Skills
timeFrame: Post-hoc analysis of simulation activity, expected to be at 2 weeks after training intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
measure: Physician Diet Counseling Outcome Expectations
timeFrame: Resident pre-assessment and post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment
measure: Semi-structured debrief interview
timeFrame: Post-hoc analysis of simulation activity, expected to be at 2 weeks after training intervention
measure: Training Satisfaction
timeFrame: Resident post-assessment, expected to be 2 weeks after enrollment
Locations:
city: Austin
country: United States
facility: University of Texas at Austin - Burgermaster Lab
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
name: Marissa Burgermaster, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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