Clinical trial NCT04177979: Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Grades
Official title: Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' OSCE Grades: A Single-Blinded RCT
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cost
Problem-based Learning
Peer Group
Keywords: Near-assisted learning
Cost
Education environment
OSCE
Problem-based learning
Lead sponsor: Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-11-26
Enrollment: 48
Sex: MALE
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized single blinded trial
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of near-assisted learning (NAL) on first-year medical students' objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) grades in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment.

Detailed description: In this randomized controlled trial, 1st year medical students were recruited in the study along with selected highly-performing, trained peer-instructors. The participants were randomly allocated to two groups, an intervention group supervised by the instructors and the control group that had to practice independently. They would attend OSCE sessions and had their performance evaluated, later on, in an exam. In addition to comparing their performance with each other, scores of the previous batch were considered in the comparison.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 1st year medical students.
* Medical students of Sulaiman Alrajhi Colleges.
* Males.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students of other academic levels.
* 1st year medical students of other universities.
* Females.

Primary outcomes:
measure: objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) Score
timeFrame: Less than a month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Al Bukairiyah
country: Saudi Arabia
facility: Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges
state: Qassim
Study officials:
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