Clinical Trial: A Study on the Association between Learning Traits and Academic Performance in Medical Students (Phase 1) (Japan)

Tokyo, July 28 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062344) titled 'A questionnaire survey of medical students' attitudes and approaches to learning (learning traits) and their association with academic performance' on July 28.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Tokai University School of Medicine

Condition: Condition - Not applicable (healthy adults: undergraduate medical students) Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study examines the association between learning traits and academic performance among undergraduate medical students at Tokai University School of Medicine. Five psychological traits (growth mindset, academic self-efficacy, self-regulated learning, help-seeking behavior, and intrinsic motivation) are measured using a 33-item, 6-point Likert questionnaire. Phase 1a is a prospective longitudinal cohort study of first-year students (T0: April 2026; T1: April 2027). Phase 1b is a cross-sectional study of second- to fourth-year students examining associations with cumulative GPA. No intervention is performed. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Phase 1a: students who entered the medical course of Tokai University School of Medicine in academic year 2026 and who completed the learning-traits questionnaire (T0) at the freshman orientation. Phase 1b: students enrolled in year 2, 3 or 4 of the same course in academic year 2026 who voluntarily completed the questionnaire and checked the research-consent box. Key exclusion criteria - Students who have difficulty responding in Japanese; students who did not consent to participate; for Phase 1a, students who opted out; for Phase 1b, students who did not check the research-consent box; students on leave of absence (cumulative GPA not comparable with that of other enrolled students). Target Size - 300

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 06 Month 29 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 07 Month 14 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 08 Month 03 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 06 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071349

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