Simulation Based Learning and Academic Performance in Medical School

NCT04864756 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2020/MUST/SIM-II
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators will use a multi-methods approach, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. In the quantitative methodology, the investigators will use a before and after approach to compare medical student grades/scores before and after the integration of Simulation based learning (SBL) in the curriculum. The hypothesis is that SBL will generally increase knowledge and skills and hence improve the scores from the theory (MCQ) and clinical (OSCE) examinations conducted outside simulated settings in the clinical departments.

Conditions

Academic Performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Academic performance

  Change in CGPA scores Before and after introduction of simulation based techniques

  36 months after introduction of simulation based techniques

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Retention of academic faculty

  2 years after initiation of simulation based learning

Study Arms (1)

Before/After

EXPERIMENTAL

Grade performance before and after introduction of simulation based learning

Other: Simulation based learning

Interventions

Simulation based learning OTHER

Learning for medical students using simulation based techniques including scenario execution as a complement to conventional teaching methodologies

Before/After

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Medical (Medicine and Nursing) students
• Enrolled in the Faculty of medicine at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
• Currently attending clinical years

You may not qualify if:

• Non clinical student years in the Faculty of Medicine
• not enrolled in Medicine or Nursing programs at Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mbarara University of Science and Technology: lead
• University of Calgary: collaborator
• Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute: collaborator
• The ELMA Foundation: collaborator
• Laerdal Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Mbarara, 256, Uganda

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Data Santorino, MD

CONTACT

0774500571; sdata@must.ac.ug

Francis Bajunirwe, MD, PhD

CONTACT

0772 576 396; fbaj@must.ac.ug

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No masking applicable
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Before and after comparison

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 17, 2021
• First Posted: April 29, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2021
• Study Completion: December 30, 2022
• Last Updated: April 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF

Locations

UG (1)