NCT00652353

Mnemonic for the Ottawa Ankle Rule

Efficacy of a Mnemonic to Improve Knowledge of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules Among Medical Students and Residents; a Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 191 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate wether the use of a mnemonic strategy could improve the recall of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rules' guidelines among medical students and residents

Conditions

• Ankle Trauma
• Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	44-55-66-PM	The mnemonic 44-55-66-PM helps to remember the components of the Ottawa Ankle and foot Rule. 44: Is to remember that an X-ray is required if the patients is unable to walk 4 steps at the moment of the Accident AND during the physical examination 55: Is to remember that an X-ray of the foot is required if the patient has pain at the basis of the 5Th metatarsal of at the 5caphoid 66-PM: Is to remember that an X-ray of the ankle is required if the patient has pain in the Posterior of the lateral or medial malleolar
OTHER	control	Participants will be instructed of the components of the Ottawa Ankle Rule on a standardized sheet

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-05-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-06-01
• First posted: 2008-04-03
• Last updated: 2013-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada