Development of Standards for Presenting and Reporting clinical InterveNtions Televisually (SPRINT) reporting...

Area of Science:

• Medical education
• Surgical training
• Health communication

Background:

• Videos of clinical intervention (VoCI) are valuable tools for medical and surgical training, aiding in the acquisition of perceptual and cognitive skills.
• Current VoCI often suffer from inconsistent reporting, leading to omitted critical steps and variable visual quality.
• Developing standardized reporting guidelines is crucial to enhance the educational value of VoCI.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the protocol for developing Standards for Presenting and Reporting clinical InterveNtions Televisually (SPRINT) guidelines.
• To establish a set of minimum reporting items for VoCI to improve consistency and completeness.
• To enhance the quality of clinical training through standardized VoCI.

Main Methods:

• A Steering Committee will coordinate the consensus process.
• A scoping review of existing VoCI will generate preliminary checklist items.
• A Delphi process involving international experts, trainees, educators, platform providers, and patients will be used to achieve consensus (≥70% agreement).

Main Results:

• The study outlines a five-step protocol for guideline development.
• A consensus-based approach will be employed using a diverse international panel.
• The final guidelines will be accompanied by an explanation and elaboration document.

Conclusions:

• The SPRINT guidelines aim to standardize VoCI reporting.
• Implementation of these guidelines will enhance the quality and consistency of medical training videos.
• This initiative will improve the reliability and utility of VoCI for clinical education.