Neurocritical Care Video Training in Palestine: RCT on Nursing Students' EVD Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Confidence

NCT07284537 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: muc026\2025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a video-based educational program on nursing students' knowledge, attitude, self-reported practice, and confidence related to external ventricular drainage (EVD) care. The study will be conducted among third- and fourth-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the critical care course at Modern University College, West Bank, Palestine. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a structured 57-minute video-based educational session or an equivalent flashcard-based session covering the same content. All participants will complete pre- and post-intervention assessments to measure changes in EVD-related knowledge, attitude, self-reported practice, and confidence.

Conditions

Clinical Competence; Self-Confidence; Knowledge Level

Keywords

Neurocritical Care Skills; Clinical Competence; Confidence; Nursing Education; knowledge

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Knowledge Score Measured by the EVD Knowledge Questionnaire

  Description: Knowledge about external ventricular drainage will be assessed using an 11-item multiple-choice questionnaire. Each correct answer receives 1 point and each incorrect answer receives 0, yielding a total score of 0-11. Higher scores indicate greater knowledge. Unit of Measure: Score (0-11)

  Baseline (pre-test) and immediately after the intervention (post-test)

• Self-Confidence Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

  Self-confidence in performing EVD-related procedures will be measured using a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS), where 0 indicates no confidence and 10 indicates maximum confidence. Unit of Measure: Score (0-10)

  Baseline (pre-test) and immediately after the intervention (post-test)

• Attitude Score Measured by the EVD Attitude Scale

  Description: Attitude toward EVD care will be measured using a 6-item Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), producing a total score of 6-30. Higher scores represent more positive attitudes. Unit of Measure: Score (6-30)

  At baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention

• EVD Practice Checklist

  Practical EVD skills will be evaluated using a standardized 10-item EVD Practice Checklist. Each item is marked as completed (1) or not completed (0), producing a total score from 0 to 10, which is converted into a percentage. Higher percentages indicate better EVD practice performance. Unit of Measure: Percentage (points)

  Baseline (pre-test) and immediately after the intervention (post-test)

Study Arms (2)

class a

EXPERIMENTAL

Video based education

Other: video based education

class b

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

flashcards

Other: Flashcard

Interventions

video based education OTHER

Participants assigned to this arm will attend a 57-minute classroom session consisting of a prerecorded instructional video covering essential concepts related to external ventricular drainage (EVD). The session will be delivered once, in a group format, using a classroom projector. No additional materials or activities will be provided during the session.

class a

Flashcard OTHER

Participants in this arm will receive a single 57-minute classroom session using printed or digital flashcards containing EVD-related theoretical content. Participants will review the flashcards individually under supervision. This group will not view any video material during the session, and no audiovisual resources will be provided.

class b

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• students registered at MUC, such as 3rd and 4th year

You may not qualify if:

• students in 1st and 2nd year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Modern University College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Modern University College

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories

Location

Related Links

• Google scholar Profile

Study Officials

• Nawaf Raed Amro, Master Degree

  Modern University College

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2025
• First Posted: December 16, 2025
• Study Start: October 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 8, 2025
• Study Completion: October 10, 2025
• Last Updated: December 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)