Research Mentoring SkillsNCT01184131
NCRR ARRA Development-Workforce Development
A study testing Mentor Training in people with Research Mentoring Skills, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The research proposed in this collaborative application Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Development Awards will uniquely study mentor training in the biomedical academic community. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Research Mentoring Skills
- What is being tested?
- Mentor Training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2009to Sep 2011
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Mentor of junior faculty, post doc or PhD student engaged in clinical or translational research Willingness to attend mentor training if assigned to intervention arm
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Awards
The research proposed in this collaborative application Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Development Awards will uniquely study mentor training in the biomedical academic community. The randomized controlled trial will be conducted at 15 Clinical and Translational Science Award sites over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The multi-site trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors.
Read the detailed description
The trial will be conducted over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors. Our modified Wisconsin Mentoring Seminar Curriculum will consist of four 2-hour sessions administered within an 8-week period, using trained facilitators. Scholars will include all recipients of a K-Series Award at the 3 CTSA sites (e.g., K01, K08, K12, K23, K24, K99, KL2), who will be funded during the two-year cycle of this Administrative Supplement. We will randomly assign 300 K-award mentors of these scholars to a control group (n=150) or to the experimental intervention (n=150).
- Conditions
- Research Mentoring Skills
- Being tested
- Mentor Training
- Keywords
- Mentor Training, Randomized trial of mentoring effectiveness, Mentoring clinical researchers
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mentor TrainingOther
Four 2 hour sessions of Mentor Training
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor Training | Experimental | The group that is randomized into the intervention group to attend Mentor Training Sessions. Receives: Other: Mentor Training |
| No Mentor Training | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Improvement of Mentoring Skills (comprised of 6 key competencies).
Based on a summative score of the 26 items assessing global mentoring skills (section 3 of the pre/post instrument) for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups.
Measured: 6 months post intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Increased Active Mentoring of the mentee
Based on a summative score of items in section 2 of the pre-post instrument addressing frequency of contact between mentor and mentee and the amount of review/feedback mentees receive on their grants or manuscripts for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups
Measured: 6 months post intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Aug 2010 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2009
- Primary completionJul 2011
- Study completionSep 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Research Mentoring SkillsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Marc K Drezner, MD, Principal investigator, UW Madison
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01184131
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H-2009-0146
- Other IDs
- 3UL1RR025011-03S2
- Status last verified
- Oct 2016
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2010
- Last updated
- 26 Oct 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Pfund C, House SC, Asquith P, Fleming MF, Buhr KA, Burnham EL, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Huskins WC, McGee R, Schurr K, Shapiro ED, Spencer KC, Sorkness CA. Training mentors of clinical and translational research scholars: a randomized controlled trial. Acad Med. 2014 May;89(5):774-82. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000218.
PubMed 24667509
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Oct 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Awards
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01184131
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- H-2009-0146
- Conditions
- Research Mentoring Skills
- Keywords
- Mentor Training, Randomized trial of mentoring effectiveness, Mentoring clinical researchers
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Study start
- Sep 2009
- Primary completion
- Jul 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Aug 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The research proposed in this collaborative application Implementation and Evaluation of Formal Training for Mentors of K-Series Mentored Career Development Awards will uniquely study mentor training in the biomedical academic community. The randomized controlled trial will be conducted at 15 Clinical and Translational Science Award sites over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The multi-site trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors.
Detailed description
The trial will be conducted over a 21-month period with six months for baseline data collection, nine months for the intervention, three months for follow-up, and three months for analysis. The trial will be conducted to determine whether the resultant skills-focused, case-based, mentor training program can improve the mentoring skills of K series mentors. Our modified Wisconsin Mentoring Seminar Curriculum will consist of four 2-hour sessions administered within an 8-week period, using trained facilitators. Scholars will include all recipients of a K-Series Award at the 3 CTSA sites (e.g., K01, K08, K12, K23, K24, K99, KL2), who will be funded during the two-year cycle of this Administrative Supplement. We will randomly assign 300 K-award mentors of these scholars to a control group (n=150) or to the experimental intervention (n=150).
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor Training | Experimental | Other: Mentor TrainingThe group that is randomized into the intervention group to attend Mentor Training Sessions. |
| No Mentor Training | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Mentor of junior faculty, post doc or PhD student engaged in clinical or translational research Willingness to attend mentor training if assigned to intervention arm
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor TrainingFour 2 hour sessions of Mentor Training | Other | Mentor Training |
Primary outcome
Improvement of Mentoring Skills (comprised of 6 key competencies).
Time frame: 6 months post intervention
Based on a summative score of the 26 items assessing global mentoring skills (section 3 of the pre/post instrument) for both mentors and mentees across both the control and intervention groups.
1 secondary outcome
Increased Active Mentoring of the mentee
Time frame: 6 months post intervention
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Oct 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 24667509Pfund C, House SC, Asquith P, Fleming MF, Buhr KA, Burnham EL, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Huskins WC, McGee R, Schurr K, Shapiro ED, Spencer KC, Sorkness CA. Training mentors of clinical and translational research scholars: a randomized controlled trial. Acad Med. 2014 May;89(5):774-82. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000218.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Marc K Drezner, MD principal investigator
UW Madison
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mentor Training in people with Research Mentoring Skills, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Improvement of Mentoring Skills (comprised of 6 key competencies). (time frame: 6 months post intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01184131, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Oct 2016.