Role-play Video Demonstrations in Teaching Communication Skills

NCT07722520 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MS126/2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 847
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of role-play video demonstrations in teaching Doctor-Team Communication skills to fifth-year medical students at Ain Shams University. The study compares students who learn through online courses supplemented with role-play videos with students who received the traditional online course. Outcomes include student satisfaction and academic performance. The findings may help improve communication skills training in undergraduate medical education.

Conditions

Education; Education, Medical; Communication; Communication Barriers; Role Playing; Video; Healthcare Team; Online Learning

Keywords

Medical education; Video based; Role play; Communication skills; Doctor team communication; Online

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mean Total Course Score (0-25 Marks) in the Doctor-Team Communication Course ( academic performance )

  Student academic performance: Student marks were recorded as an objective indicator of students' achievement. Total course marks were 25 marks, including: 17 marks for end of course exam which was in the form of single best answer questions and the remaining 8 marks were allocated for continuous assessment, with students' progress tracked on their learning management system.

  Immediately post-intervention (7 weeks) at course completion

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Mean Student Satisfaction Score on a Structured Course Evaluation survey ( student satisfaction )

  Immediately post-intervention (7 weeks)at course compltion

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received the online Doctor-Team Communication course supplemented with recorded role-play video demonstrations illustrating key communication and teamwork skills, including closed-loop communication, call-out and check-back, brief, huddle, debrief, SBAR, IPASS, and interprofessional communication scenarios

Other: Role play video demonstrations

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants received the standard online Doctor-Team Communication course delivered through the learning management system without the additional role-play video demonstrations

Interventions

Role play video demonstrations OTHER

A series of recorded role-play video demonstrations was integrated into the online Doctor-Team Communication course. The videos illustrated key communication and teamwork competencies in realistic healthcare scenarios, including closed-loop communication, call-out and check-back, brief, huddle, debrief, SBAR, IPASS, doctor-patient communication, physician-nurse communication, nurse-patient communication, peer-to-peer communication, and doctor-pharmacist communication

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Fifth-year medical students enrolled in the Doctor-Team Communication course.
• Taking the course for the first time.
• Willing to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who had previously completed the Doctor-Team Communication course.
• Students who declined participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of medicine ain shams university

Cairo, Abbasya, 11511, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 15, 2026
• First Posted: July 23, 2026
• Study Start: February 22, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2024
• Study Completion: April 22, 2024
• Last Updated: July 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)