Effectiveness of Interprofessional Learning and Simulation on Healthy Aging in Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Program

NCT03914040 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: IPSE_UPO students
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aging population is an important public health issue and require coordinated and comprehensive response. Medical and nursing schools need to address challenges in health care delivery, and interprofessional simulation-based education (IPSE) provides realistic learning experiences in which interprofessional communication, roles and teamwork can be developed and assessed. The study aims to examine the effectiveness of delivering an IPSE program versus traditional course to nursing and medical students. The primary outcome is improved communication skills, assessed by Communication Skill Attitude Scale (CSAS) divided in two subscales: Positive Attitude Scale (PAS) and Negative Attitude Scale (NAS).

Conditions

Healthy Aging; Interprofessional Relations; Education, Professional

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Communication skills.

  Communication Skill Attitude Scale (CSAS).CSAS is a 26-item questionnaire in two dimensions that has been developed to measure positive and negative attitudes towards learning communication skills. Each of the two subscales consists of 13 items, the Positive Attitude Scale (PAS) and the Negative Attitude Scale (NAS).

  From baseline to one month.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Students' perception of the professional role of physician and nurse.

  From baseline to one month

Other Outcomes (3)

• Students' self-confidence about learning in simulation.

  up to 1 week after intervention

• Students' perception about learning in simulation

  up to 1 week after intervention

• Students' perception of the presence of educational best practices in simulation

  up to 1 week after intervention

Study Arms (2)

IPSE program

EXPERIMENTAL

IPSE is conceptually divided in two phases: 1) pre-immersion preparation, 2) immersion.

Other: IPSE program

Traditional course

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group will receive the current face-to-face course.

Interventions

IPSE program OTHER

1. Pre-immersion preparation. A self-study course will be offered about lifestyle modification. Some readings will be suggested to introduce students to the concepts of health promotion and prevention of metabolic syndrome. 2. Immersion. Four different learning methods will be provided: I) four hours of didactic lectures followed by group discussion, II) four hours per student of role playing, III) 30' per students of standardized patient experiences and IV) 30' per students of a new immersive advanced simulation learning environment (e-REAL). Four case-studies will be used to create scenarious, including woman with menopause weight gain, obese young adult, obese child and adult with unhealthy behaviours.

IPSE program

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• second-year nursing students,
• fourth and fifth-year medical students.

You may not qualify if:

• students who had already failed the course in a previous year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro: lead

Study Sites (1)

Università del Piemonte Orientale

Novara, 28100, Italy

Location

Study Officials

• Massimiliano Panella

  Dipartimento di medicina traslazionale-Università degli studi del piemonte orientale

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Massimiliano Panella

CONTACT

0321 660 635; massimiliano.panella@med.uniupo.it

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Department of traslational medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2019
• First Posted: April 12, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2019
• Study Completion: November 1, 2019
• Last Updated: May 10, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)