NCT01567267

Evaluation of Educational Intervention to Teach Principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) in Biology Classes

Phase II Study of a Short Term Educational Intervention for Upcoming Biology Teachers to Teach Principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) in Biology Classes at High-school

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 87 (actual)
• Sponsor: Goethe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of a short term educational intervention for upcoming biology teachers to teach principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) and Good Scientific Practice (GSP) to high-school biology students.

Detailed description

Shared decision making is increasingly demanded by patients in order to take part in health care decisions. However this demand for autonomy can only be used for shared decision making if the patient has basic skills in critical health literacy. To transfer health care literacy to young and healthy consumers educational intervention programs at high-school might be a feasible and effective way. This preliminary phase 2 study is designed to investigate the effect of an educational intervention to be integrated in a curriculum for upcoming teachers in biology.

Conditions

• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Experimental educational intervention	Educational intervention consisting of a 4-day-course in Evidence-based Medicine and Good Scientific Practice combined with the method of Problem-based Learning.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard educational intervention	Educational intervention on the didactics of biology (4-day-course) not containing elements of Evidence-based Medicine, Good Scientific Practice or Problem-based learning.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2018-09-01
• Completion: 2019-05-01
• First posted: 2012-03-30
• Last updated: 2017-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany