Preparing for obstetric anaesthesia—An educational randomised controlled trial comparing e‐learning to written course material
Primary resultResult — go to the resultMean difference 1.8 95% CI 0.7–2.9Authors' conclusion
This blinded parallel group randomised controlled trial found a numerically small but statistically significant difference in knowledge favouring e-learning over written course material.
Study context
- Population
- Second-year resident anaesthetists before a compulsory course in obstetric anaesthesiaper protocol analysis
- Participants
- 45 participants
- Comparison
- E-learning vs Written course material
- Primary endpoint
- Knowledge after completion of e-learning before the course (type X multiple-choice questions, score 0–35)
- Follow-up
- Before the course
Methodological detailsblinded, parallel group, educational, per protocol analysis
- Blinded
- Parallel group
- Educational
- Per protocol analysis
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Mean difference
1.8
95% CI 0.7–2.9
P = 0.002
E-learning vs Written course material
mean difference 1.8 (95% CI 0.7–2.9); P = 0.002
Secondary outcomes
Anxiety before simulations, performance during simulations, knowledge 4 and 12 weeks after the course
- No statistically significant differences in the secondary outcomes
Original publication
Preparing for obstetric anaesthesia—An educational randomised controlled trial comparing e‐learning to written course material. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 4 October 2022. doi:10.
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