Effect e-Learning Program About Child Maltreatment - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	UMC Utrecht a private, non-commercial foundation that wishes to not be named
Information provided by:	UMC Utrecht
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00844571

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the e-learning program about the recognition of child maltreatment is effective in nurses on the A&E department compared to a control group.

Condition	Intervention
Child Abuse	Other: E-learning program

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Prospective
Official Title:	The Effectiveness of an e-Learning Program About Child Maltreatment for Nurses on an A&E Department: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Child Abuse

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by UMC Utrecht:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Clinical behaviour on the A&E department, self-efficacy of the nurse in the detection of child abuse and assessment of the individual performance on screening child abuse. [ Time Frame: 2-3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	31
Study Start Date:	August 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
E-learning program Participants are committed to accomplish the program in approximately 2 hours. Additionally to these mandatory hours, they were able to access the e-learning program at any time and place.	Other: E-learning program Participants are committed to accomplish the program in approximately 2 hours. Additionally to these mandatory hours, they were able to access the e-learning program at any time and place.
control group

Detailed Description:

Child abuse and neglect represents an international problem with high prevalence and unacceptable levels of morbidity and mortality. Many children are seen each day in the accident and emergency departement of an hospital. Therefore the A&E departement have an important role in the identification of child maltreatment.

The lack of an effective teaching program together with the failures in the child protection process has encouraged the development of a clinical-practice-oriented e-learning program on detecting child maltreatment. We will investigate the effect of this e-learning program.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses working at the A&E department of UMC-Utrecht

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Working at the A&E department of the UMC-Utrecht.

Exclusion Criteria:

Absent during one of the two measurement periods.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00844571

Sponsors and Collaborators

UMC Utrecht

a private, non-commercial foundation that wishes to not be named

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Keetie Smeekens, Drs.

University Medical Centre Utrecht

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Augeo-foundation ( Patricia Ohlsen, projectleider )
Study ID Numbers:	170883
Study First Received:	February 12, 2009
Last Updated:	February 18, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00844571 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Netherlands: Medical Ethics Review Committee (METC)

Keywords provided by UMC Utrecht:

child abuse and neglect
child maltreatment
non accidental injury
training
educational program

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 01, 2009