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Table 3 Summary of timeline, study procedures, and data collection

From: Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effect of a novel deliberate practice intervention to reduce diagnostic error in trauma triage: a study protocol for a randomized pilot trial

Procedures

Recruitment/randomization

Enrollment

Weeks 1–3

Post-intervention

 

â–ª Recruitment email sent to national sample of emergency medicine physicians.

â–ª Respondents randomized to intervention or control groups.

â–ª Instructions sent to all participants

â–ª Trainees sent iPads with game loaded

â–ª 30 min weekly game-play occurs at convenience of coach-trainee dyad; sessions occur by Zoom; interaction video-taped

â–ª Reminder email sent to control physiciansa

â–ª Debriefing interview scheduled

â–ª All participants receive reminder emails about completion of simulationa

â–ª Control physicians sent conditional honorarium

Data collection

Intervention

 

Personal characteristics questionnaire

Assess intervention with the User Engagement Scale–Short Form after week 3 session

â–ª Simulation

â–ª Debriefing semi-structured interview

Control

 

Personal characteristics questionnaire

 

â–ª Simulation

  1. aAs necessary