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NCT Number: NCT05445622

Assessing Student Learning of Spinal Mobilization With Real-time Objective Feedback

This is a research project on physical therapy education. Subjects will be recruited using convenience sampling from second-year physical therapy students on the campus of Youngstown State University. There are currently 28 students in the class. All students will be recruited to participate in the study. The objective of the study is to assess student learning of grades of spinal mobilization with real-time objective feedback.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

20 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio, 44555, United States

About this study

Sampling: Subjects will be recruited using convenience sampling from second-year physical therapy students on the campus of Youngstown State University.

Research Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Subjects will be randomly assigned to the experimental group or control group. Subjects will attend a spinal mobilization lecture followed by a practice lab.

Randomization: Once enrolled in the study, each student will be randomly assigned to experimental or control groups. Randomization will occur via a random number generator and allocation will be concealed in opaque envelopes.

Intervention:

The experimental group will use a force sensor (Active5) while learning spinal mobilization during the practice lab portion of the class. The force sensor will provide objective feedback to the students. Each student will be instructed on how to use the Active 5 device prior to utilizing it in the classroom setting. The device can display the amount of force generated by the student on a smartphone or a tablet in real-time so the students would be able to adjust the amount of force.

The Control group will participate in the same classroom lecture and activity. However, during the practice lab portion of the class, the control group will only receive traditional subjective feedback from the class instructor and/or student peers.

A perceived competence scale survey (score between 0-10 with 10 being confident and 0 being not confident) with demographic information will be administered immediately after the intervention. An independent blinded instructor will serve as the assessor of student skill level to avoid bias immediately after the intervention/procedure. Student t-test will be used for data analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Second year Physical Therapy students; males or females; age between 20 and 60 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

  • Student who is not a second year Physical Therapy student or unwilling to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

learning spinal mobilization with a force sensor

Other

Experimental group will use a force sensor (Active5) while learning spinal mobilization during the practice lab portion of the class. The force sensor will provide objective feedback to the students. Each student will be instructed on how to use the Active 5 device prior to utilization it in the classroom setting.

Primary outcomes

  1. A perceived competence scale survey instructor will serve as the assessor of student skill level to avoid bias. Student t test will be used for data analysis. Perceived competence scale survey

    Time frame: immediately after the intervention/procedure

    A self reporting survey (score between 0-10 with 10 being confident and 0 being not confident)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Student mobilization skill

    Time frame: immediately after the intervention/procedure

    Assessed by instructor on 0-10 scale (10 being a satisfactory and 0 being not satisfactory)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Youngstown State University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jul 6, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 6, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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