Improving Gynecological Examination Skills with the Use of a Model

NCT06536192 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E-77192459-050.99-338662
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Vaginal, abdominal, and breast examinations are among the essential gynecological examination skills for midwifery students and are crucial steps that need to be learned. However, due to the privacy of genital areas, there are some debates regarding the teaching of these skills. Low-fidelity mannequins and models are particularly effective and cost-efficient in acquiring basic psychomotor skills. Thus, midwifery students can gain clinical experience, make mistakes in a safe environment, and enhance their skills. The sample of this study consists of 64 midwifery students (experimental=32, control=32) using a pre-test, post-test design with an observational randomized controlled trial. Data collection instruments include a Personal Information Form (PIF), Learner's Guide (LG), Self-Confidence Scale (SCS), and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale (SSSCLS. In the experimental group, after providing theoretical knowledge, students will receive practical training on a gynecological examination model, including bimanual examination, vaginal examination with a speculum, pap smear for cervical screening, and pelvic palpation. Each student will then perform the examination individually, with approximately 15 minutes allocated per student. Two weeks later, the same students will be asked to perform all examination steps again. During the examinations, the researcher will mark complete and incomplete procedures in the learner's guide, and any deficiencies will be explained to the students for completion. The CS and SSSLS will be administered for the post-test. In the control group, after theoretical knowledge is provided, students will be shown visual and video demonstrations of the steps of a gynecological examination. The PIF and SCS will be administered for the pre-test, and two weeks later, students will be asked to perform the examination steps in a laboratory setting, followed by the post-test.

Conditions

Gynecologic Nursing; Training Group, Sensitivity; Gynecologic Disease

Keywords

Midwife, student, gynecological examination, model

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improving gynecological examination skills with the use of a model

  Gynecologic Disease

  Groups of 5 people receive 15 minutes of laboratory training and 15 days later, practice in the laboratory.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention (Model) group

EXPERIMENTAL

1. Process: Theoretical knowledge will be given to students, and then different types of gynecological examinations will be explained practically on a model in the laboratory environment. 2. Process: The learner guide will be filled out. 3. Process: After 15 days, students will be taken back to the laboratory environment to fill out the learner guide again. In addition, Self-Confidence Scale (SCS) and Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale (SSSLS) will be filled out for the last exam.

Other: Model group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

1. Procedure: The stages of gynecological examination evaluation for students, its purpose, the process of preparing the patient and evaluating them will be provided with theoretical knowledge. 2. Procedure: Pre-tests will be administered. 3. Procedure: Two weeks later, Self-Confidence Scale (SCS); Learner's Guide (LG) and (Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale) SSSCLS will be filled out for the final test.

Interventions

Model group OTHER

1. Process: Theoretical knowledge will be given to students, and then different types of gynecological examinations will be explained practically on a model in the laboratory environment. 2. Process: The learner guide will be filled out. 3. Process: After 15 days, students will be taken back to the laboratory environment to fill out the learner guide again. In addition, SCS and SSSLS will be filled out for the last exam.

Intervention (Model) group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being a 3rd or 4th year midwifery student at Karabük University Faculty of Health Sciences
• Being between the ages of 18-25
• Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
• Being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey

You may not qualify if:

• Leave whenever you want without working.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karabuk University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Karabük University

Karabük, Karabük Province, 78050, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Ayşe Çuvadar

Karabük, Turkey, 78050, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypersensitivity; Genital Diseases, Female

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune System Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2024
• First Posted: August 2, 2024
• Study Start: August 25, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: February 3, 2025
• Last Updated: February 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)