Clinical trial · Interventional
Leaderboard Influence on Self-Regulated Training in a Gamified Dermoscopy Training App
Do Leaderboards Improve Self-regulated Training in a Gamified Dermoscopy Training App? A Randomized, Controlled Trial.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study aims to examine the isolated effect of leaderboards (scoreboards) and daily training motivation on dermatology skill acquisition and training engagement within a gamified dermoscopy training platform. Research Questions: What is the effect of leaderboards and/or daily motivation on diagnostic accuracy? What is the effect of leaderboards and/or daily motivation on self-regulated learning: time spent training and case amount? What is the effect of leaderboards and/or daily motivation on training distribution? Method: 150 danish medical students will upon inclusion and end of trial answer a Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ). Participants will be asked to download the gamified training platform onto their mobile devices. Within the app participants can access quizzes on a library of 10,000+ skin lesions combined with written educational modules on histopathological skin diagnosis. Participants receive instant feedback on quiz answered. Points are awarded for correct answers and removed for incorrect answers. Participants will be randomized to one of three groups; either receiving no communication from the principal investigator, receiving a daily motivational message, or receiving a once daily updated leaderboard ranking participant's scores. The intervention will last for seven days, followed by a 14-day washout period.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily motivational message | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Daily updated ranking on leaderboard | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Motivational messages and leaderboard
- description
- This group will receive daily reminders/motivational messages. They will be able to view their personal score and will be ranked on a daily updated leaderboard.
- interventionNames
- Other: Daily updated ranking on leaderboard
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Only motivational messages
- description
- This group will receive daily reminders/motivational messages. They will be able to view their personal score, but they will not be ranked on a leaderboard.
- interventionNames
- Other: Daily motivational message
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
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- All
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Inclusion Criteria: * Medical student at a Danish university Exclusion Criteria: * Have not completed a university-level course on histology * Have completed or are currently enrolled in a clinical university course in dermatology * Prior experience with the app Dermloop Learn or equivalent experience via. courses or by using other training platforms for skin diagnosis.
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