Improving the Application Skill of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

NCT06584968 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SWMTeaching
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test is one of the most widely used and objective clinical tests for assessing the sense of touch. Some guides include standard instructions for the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test. With monofilaments applied correctly by the instructions, patients' threshold values can be determined accurately. However, there are disagreements about the accuracy of the pressure applied by the therapist who applies the monofilament to the patient. The investigators aimed to compare the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test to undergraduate students of the occupational therapy department by teaching it using classical methods and visual feedback.

Conditions

Training; Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Application duration of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

  The application duration of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test will be recorded in seconds.

  just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention

• The applied force of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

  The applied force of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test will be recorded in grams.

  just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention

• Intervals between the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test applications

  Intervals between the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test applications will be recorded in seconds.

  just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Training with visual feedback

EXPERIMENTAL

The students in the study group will do monofilament applications on a precision scale. They will be provided with visual feedback by comparing the value of the monofilament with the pressure value of the monofilament applied on the precision scale in grams. In this way, the students will visually experience whether they can provide the appropriate level of pressure during the application. The practice on the precision scale will continue for 15-20 minutes with the monofilaments in the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test kit.

Other: training with visual feedback

Classical learning

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The students in the control group will do practical applications with the classical learning method, where one of the researchers plays the patient role. They will do application trials with the monofilaments in the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test kit for 15-20 minutes.

Other: classical learning

Interventions

training with visual feedback OTHER

Training with visual feedback by comparing the value of the monofilament with the pressure value of the monofilament applied on the precision scale in grams.

Training with visual feedback

classical learning OTHER

Study of the test with practical applications on the researcher who plays the role of the patient

Classical learning

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being third or fourth-year undergraduate students of the Occupational Therapy Department
• Completing the Hand Rehabilitation course
• Being a volunteer to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead
• Çankırı Karatekin University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Feedback, Sensory

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biofeedback, Psychology; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Feedback, Psychological; Feedback, Physiological; Homeostasis; Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2024
• First Posted: September 5, 2024
• Study Start: September 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2024
• Study Completion: October 15, 2024
• Last Updated: October 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

TU (1)