Online Episiotomy Simulation Training for Midwifery Students

NCT06283537 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KÜBAP-01/2023-39
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: To determine the effect of online episiotomy simulation training to midwifery students on their episiotomy application skills, satisfaction with the teaching method and self-confidence. Method: This study is a randomized controlled experimental study. It will be conducted with third-year students studying at Kastamonu University Midwifery Department in the 2023-2024 period. In the research, all third-year students in the midwifery department (n=60) will be divided into 30 students into the online education group and 30 students into the face-to-face education group using a random sampling model. "Student Information Form", "Episiotomy Skill Evaluation Form" and "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale" will be used to collect data.

Conditions

Training Group, Sensitivity

Keywords

Episiotomy; Online Education; Simulation; Midwifery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• episiotomy skill performances

  Is there a difference in episiotomy skill performance between midwifery students receiving online episiotomy simulation training and face-to-face episiotomy simulation training?Episiotomy skill performances will be evaluated with the "Episiotomy Skill Evaluation Form". Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher performance for episiotomy skills. High scores indicate "high skill performance" and low scores indicate "low skill performance."

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction with education

  4 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Self-confidence in learning

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Online episiotomy group

EXPERIMENTAL

30 students will be assigned to the online education group with a random sampling model. To this group; Online episiotomy simulation training will be provided.

Other: Effect of training method

Face to face training group

EXPERIMENTAL

30 students will be assigned to the face-to-face education group with a random sampling model. This group will be given face-to-face episiotomy simulation training in the school environment, which is traditionally applied to the face-to-face training group..

Other: Effect of training method

Interventions

Effect of training method OTHER

The effect of the training method given to midwifery students on their episiotomy application skills, satisfaction with the teaching method and self-confidence.

Face to face training group; Online episiotomy group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Wanting to participate in the study voluntarily
• Having taken the normal birth and postpartum period course
• Not having any previous episiotomy experience

You may not qualify if:

• Student wants to leave the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kastamonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kastamonu University

Kastamonu, 37150, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypersensitivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: After all students in the face-to-face education and online education groups complete their applications, the students will practice on the material one by one in the school environment and will be evaluated through the Episiotomy Skill Evaluation Form. In the evaluation, a blinding technique will be used to prevent the person conducting the study interventions from making an evaluation in favor of the intervention group. For this purpose, the faculty member conducting the research initiatives will not take part in the evaluation, instead the evaluation will be made by two different field experts. The experts to be consulted for the evaluation will consist of people working as academicians in the field of obstetrics, nursing and midwifery. After the evaluation, students will have to fill out the survey (Student Information Form) and scale (Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale).
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: A comparative randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 16, 2024
• First Posted: February 28, 2024
• Study Start: February 16, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 8, 2024
• Study Completion: March 15, 2024
• Last Updated: March 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)