the Effect of Instructional Method on Decision Making

NCT01936610 | Completed Phase 2 DMC

• 1 other identifier: educational
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 67
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

In these single- blind clinical trial 67 primigravida females, gestational aged 34-36 week were selected using multi-stage sampling and assigned into two groups randomly. Decision-making (before, two weeks after and at admission in maternity department) was tested by a researcher -made questionnaire. In experiment group, advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarean-section delivery were presented by role-playing in three 90-min scenarios. It was also presented in a 90-min lecture. Data were analyzed using SPSS by mean difference test, exact fisher test, independent t-test and paired t-test.

Conditions

Pregnancy

Keywords

Lecture; Role-playing; Knowledge; Attitude; Decision making; Type of delivery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Decision making

  Two weeks after educational course for each group (Lecture and Role play), knowledge, attitude and decision making questionnaire were completed again. They were followed at admission by phone conversation for knowing their decision.

  2 weeks

Study Arms (2)

role play

EXPERIMENTAL

In this method, researcher with two other co-researchers played 3 scenarios in 7 steps (for each scenario)including warm up, selecting participant, preparing the scene, preparing observers, play ,discussion and evaluation and generalization to education about advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarean section .

Other: role play

lecture

EXPERIMENTAL

describe the advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarian section

Other: lecture

Interventions

role play OTHER

In this method, researcher with two other co-researchers played 3 scenarios in 7 steps (for each scenario)including warm up, selecting participant, preparing the scene, preparing observers, play ,discussion and evaluation and generalization to education about advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarean section.

role play

lecture OTHER

Describe advantages and disadvantages in one 90-min session

lecture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 28 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• primipara , single pregnancy , gestational age of 34-36 weeks ,age of 18-35 years old, no history of infertility, no indication for cesarean section, no passing educational course for delivery methods

You may not qualify if:

• medical condition in pregnant woman, diagnosis of abnormal fetus / no possibility for delivery fetus by sonography, abnormal volume of amniotic fluid or placenta

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mashhad University of Medical Sciences: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Instructor of Midwifery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 3, 2013
• First Posted: September 6, 2013
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: September 6, 2013

Record last verified: 2010-05