Clinical trial NCT03890874: An Analysis of the Efficacy of Different Teaching Modalities
Official title: An Analysis of the Efficacy of Different Teaching Modalities in Imparting Adult CPR Skills in First Year Medical Students
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Simulation Training
Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Teaching techniques
Basic Life Support training
Simulation
Lead sponsor: Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-03-26
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 20
Standard ages: ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: First year Medical students of Jubilee Mission Medical college and Research Institute.

Brief summary: Didactic lectures are the currently used mode of imparting training to medical students. Use of other modes of teaching like simulation is still in its infancy. Simulation, as a teaching tool may aid in longer retention of the learning contents and also provides a safe environment for the students to practice their skills after knowledge acquisition. The aim of the study is to analyze the efficacy of different teaching modalities in imparting a particular skill, namely adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which is a life saving skill in first year medical students. The study population includes all the first year MBBS students and the duration of the study is 1 month. A clarity as to which mode of teaching will be ideal for memory retention is the expected outcome of this study.

Detailed description: Introduction

Our current medical curriculum devotes a large percentage of its time to knowledge acquisition by means of didactic lectures. Psychomotor skill acquisition takes a back seat. Certain lifesaving skills like basic life support skill training have not even made an appearance in the current curriculum. Equal time distribution to cognitive and psychomotor skills should be allotted for a subject as practical as MBBS .Simulation can prove to be a valuable tool in imparting skill training. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of different teaching modalities in imparting lifesaving skills in first year MBBS students.

Methods

This Cross sectional study is conducted among 33 first year students who consented to participate. Institutional ethics clearance was also obtained. The students were divided into three groups, each undergoing didactic lecture, animation based videos and simulation studies. Pretest, posttest and skills test was administered to them. One way anova, Paired t test were some of the statistical test employed using SPSS version 21.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All First year MBBS Students who are willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior training in adult CPR skills
* Physical disabilities that does not permit performing high quality CPR

Primary outcomes:
measure: comparing the mean post test score of groups of students that underwent training using different teaching modalities assessed using a ten part multiple choice questionnaire.
timeFrame: 4 hours
Secondary outcomes:
measure: comparing the change in the baseline test score amongst first year medical students taught by visual, didactic and simulation models.
timeFrame: 4 hours
measure: comparing the mean score of groups of students that underwent training using different teaching modalities, assessed by an examiner testing their skills using a pre set basic life support checklist proforma.
timeFrame: 4 hours
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Thrissur
country: India
facility: Jubilee mission medical college and research institute
state: Kerala
Study officials:
affiliation: Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
name: Pallavi Panchu, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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