title: Video- or text-based e-learning when teaching clinical procedures? A randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the effectiveness of two different levels of e-learning when teaching clinical skills to medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty medical students were included and randomized into two comparable groups. The groups were given either a video- or text/picture-based e-learning module and subsequently underwent both theoretical and practical examination. A follow-up test was performed 1 month later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The students in the video group performed better than the illustrated text-based group in the practical examination, both in the primary test (P<0.001) and in the follow-up test (P<0.01). Regarding theoretical knowledge, no differences were found between the groups on the primary test, though the video group performed better on the follow-up test (P=0.04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Video-based e-learning is superior to illustrated text-based e-learning when teaching certain practical clinical skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Steen Vigh
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Buch
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Frederik Philip
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Treschow
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jesper Brink
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bjarne Skjødt
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Worm
keywords: clinical skills; e-learning; medicine; video versus text