Expert Guided Training Versus Self Learning with Virtual Patients

NCT06675409 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: Acibadem U
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 93
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Virtual patients have increasingly been used in the training of healthcare professionals to enhance critical decision-making skills in emergency patient management education. The aim of this study is to investigate the contribution of the virtual patient simulation used in the education of paramedic students by comparing the effectiveness of self-directed learning with expert-guided learning. Additionally, it is believed that the study will be beneficial for educators responsible for program design who are interested in integrating the case-based learning method with virtual patients into their curriculum.

Conditions

Educational Problems; Virtual Patient; Emergencies

Keywords

virtual patient; emergency patient management; self directed learning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Virtual patient exam scores of the participants

  All the participants will attend to the virtual patient exam and the scores will be compared between groups

  1 week

Study Arms (2)

Expert Guided Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The expert-guided group will participate in virtual patient sessions consisting of 12 patient scenarios under the guidance of an expert. These patient scenarios are selected clinical cases designed to enhance critical decision-making skills in emergency patient management. Throughout the training, students will receive verbal feedback from experts on their performance

Other: Education

Self Learning Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The self-learning group will also participate in training with the same 12 patient scenarios as the other group, but instead of expert guidance, the students in this group will engage with the virtual patient scenarios independently and manage the process without instructor guidance. In this group, feedback on students' performance will be provided in written form by the computer-based virtual patient simulator.

Other: Education

Interventions

Education OTHER

The effectiveness of two different training methods with virtual patients for improving the critical decision-making skills of paramedic students will be compared between two groups: one receiving expert-guided training and the other following a self-directed approach

Expert Guided Group; Self Learning Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteer 4th-semester paramedic students from the Department of Vocational Health Sciences at the University

You may not qualify if:

• Previous experience with the same clinical scenarios

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Acibadem University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University CASE Simulation Center

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2024
• First Posted: November 5, 2024
• Study Start: August 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2024
• Study Completion: November 15, 2024
• Last Updated: November 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)