Assessing Student Learning of Spinal Mobilization With Real-time Objective Feedback

NCT05445622 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 174-19
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a research project on physical therapy education. Subjects will be recruited using convenience sampling from second-year physical therapy students on the campus of Youngstown State University. There are currently 28 students in the class. All students will be recruited to participate in the study. The objective of the study is to assess student learning of grades of spinal mobilization with real-time objective feedback.

Conditions

Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• A perceived competence scale survey instructor will serve as the assessor of student skill level to avoid bias. Student t test will be used for data analysis. Perceived competence scale survey

  A self reporting survey (score between 0-10 with 10 being confident and 0 being not confident)

  immediately after the intervention/procedure

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Student mobilization skill

  immediately after the intervention/procedure

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects were able to practice spinal manipulation using the Activ5 device (Activbody, San Diego, CA, USA) for real-time objective visual feedback during in class lecture and lab. Activ5 device has a built-in force sensor that can provide realtime objective visual feedback via a Bluetooth connected mobile device.

Other: learning spinal mobilization with a force sensor

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects were taught spinal mobilization using the traditional approach.

Other: learning spinal mobilization with a force sensor

Interventions

learning spinal mobilization with a force sensor OTHER

Experimental group will use a force sensor (Active5) while learning spinal mobilization during the practice lab portion of the class. The force sensor will provide objective feedback to the students. Each student will be instructed on how to use the Active 5 device prior to utilization it in the classroom setting.

Control; Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Second year Physical Therapy students; males or females; age between 20 and 60 years of age.

You may not qualify if:

• Student who is not a second year Physical Therapy student or unwilling to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Youngstown State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio, 44555, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Weiqing Ge, DPT, PhD

  Youngstown State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2022
• First Posted: July 6, 2022
• Study Start: April 10, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 10, 2019
• Study Completion: August 10, 2019
• Last Updated: July 6, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)