Clinical trial NCT03368508: Application of Photogrammetry for Manual Skills Training in Undergrad Physiotherapy Students
Official title: Application of Photogrammetry for Manual Skills Training in Undergrad Physiotherapy Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Individuals
Keywords: Simulation
Physiotherapy training
360-degree video
Lead sponsor: Singapore Institute of Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-12-11
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Education research shows that healthcare professional training can be made more efficient and effective with the integration of simulation technology. Despite the relevance of this technology in the training of medical students, evidence on its effectiveness in physiotherapy manual skills training is limited.

To compare the effectiveness of real-object three dimensional (3D) produced by Photogrammetry versus two dimensional (2D) images for the introduction of manual therapy skills to undergraduate physiotherapy students, with a blended learning activity.

Detailed description: Using a randomised controlled trial design, first-year students enrolled in a 4-year bachelor with honours physiotherapy degree, participated in a 2-hour blended learning session. Three manual assessment techniques were presented - cervical compression, distraction and flexion-rotation tests. The techniques were demonstrated through two sets of learning materials with either real-object rotatable 3D images using Close-range Photogrammetry (experimental group) or traditional 2D computer images (control group). Students were examined after the training using an objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) procedure. The OSCE required the participants to demonstrate the three techniques learnt with the assessment criteria as therapist's position and skills, patient's position and overall management of the physical examination. The score of the standardized 9 item-practical performance test, with a maximum score of 54, was used as the primary outcome measure for analyses.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Physiotherapy students with no experience in spinal assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

People with unfavourable experience or responses to 360-degree video or VR/AR videos

Primary outcomes:
measure: Structured objective clinical evaluation
timeFrame: Immediate
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Singapore
country: Singapore
facility: Singapore Institute of Technology
Study officials:
affiliation: Singapore Institute of Technology
name: Chi Ngai Lo, Master
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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citation: Lo CN, Abdelkader T, Choi YM, Goff AJ, Suresh K, Carpio GAC, Soon B. Teaching Physiotherapy Students Physical Examination Skills by Using Photogrammetry: A Randomized Control Trial of 3- Versus 2-Dimensional Images. Simul Healthc. 2022 Feb 1;17(1):e98-e104. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000576.