An interventional study of Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL) and Clinical exposure to patients with TMD in Confidence and Diagnostic Ability, sponsored by Midwestern University. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-02.
Sponsored by Midwestern University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This study is done to assess the change in confidence level, knowledge, and diagnostic ability in TMD-related aspects through the exposure to a Virtual Patient-Based Learning (VPBL) platform featuring temporomandibular disorder (TMD) cases among 3rd and 4th year predoctoral dental students at a larger predoctoral school.
Midwestern University is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will be exposed to clinical patients with TMD
Other: Clinical exposure to patients with TMD
Participants will be exposed to clinical patients with TMD and to the corresponding virtual patient with the same TMD diagnosis featured on the VPBL
Other: Clinical exposure to TMD + VPBL
Participants will be exposed to review virtual patients featured on the VPBL
Other: Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)
A digital platform featuring 20 virtual patients has been built to increase predoctoral student clinical exposure to patients with TMD signs and symptoms
Participants in this arm will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms, to the history taking, interview, clinical examination, diagnostic process, and treatment plan under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist
Participants will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms (including history taking, interview, clinical exam, diagnostic process, and treatment plan) under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist, and then will be exposed to the corresponding TMD patient on the VPBL, featuring virtual patients with TMD
Self-perceived Confidence Level
Change in confidence level between baseline and after the educational intervention. The self-perceived confidence level will be measured with a 12-item confidence level scale (previously developed and validated by the research group), where answer options range from 0 to 10 on a numerical rating scale (with 0 = "not confident at all" and 10 = "extremely confident"). The 12 items refer to TMD-related skills, including but not limited to providing a treatment plan for patients with TMD, screening of TMD patients, education on the TMD condition, performing diagnostic injections, referring to healthcare providers, among others.
Time frame: Immediately after the educational intervention
Diagnostic ability in diagnosing TMD cases
Change in diagnostic ability in TMD. The diagnostic ability in TMD will be assessed by providing case scenarios featuring signs and symptoms of various TMD conditions. The user will be asked to indicate the TMD diagnosis of the described case. Diagnostic ability will be evaluated based on the accuracy of identifying the correct TMD condition based on the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD). Answers will be given a score of 1 in case of accurate diagnosis and 0 in case of inaccurate diagnosis.
Time frame: Immediately after the educational intervention
Plan to share: No
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