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NCT Number: NCT05575869

Evaluation of the Impact of the PRONEtect Education Hub vs. Classic Lecture, on the Competencies of Nursing Students

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the impact of online educational material versus a classic lecture on the confidence levels, knowledge and knowledge application of final-year nursing students.

Participants will be asked to complete a baseline self-efficacy evaluation and a baseline knowledge test which were validated by the 11-member international expert panel previously established.

After randomization, the control group will be asked to attend a classic 1-hour lecture at the nursing school about the topic of prone positioning and skin/tissue damage prevention.

The experimental group will get access to the PRONEtect educational website containing short simulation videos and other learning materials.

Three weeks later the participants will be asked to complete the self-efficacy evaluation and knowledge assessment again, additionally a knowledge application assessment.

All the questionnaires will be administered via Qualtrics.

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Key information

Conditions

Prone Position Pressure Ulcer Skin Diseases Skin Ulcer Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Final year nursing students studying towards their Bachelor in Nursing degree
  • Chosen topics of critical care nursing as supplementary subject or critical care subjects as part of their course or complex wound management as part of their course.

Exclusion criteria

Nursing students who are not yet in their final year of studies.

Treatment and study plan

(online) PRONEtect educational material

Other

This is a website containing educational material like short simulation videos on how to turn a patient from supine-to-prone and prone-to-supine positioning, how to protect the skin from incontinence, or before securing endotracheal-/nasogastric tubes, how to reposition the patient to prevent pressure injuries, a full protocol regarding prone positioning etc.

Classic (normal) one hour lesson/lecture

Other

As per normal, a classroom lecture given by the nursing school by one of the nursing school lecturers.

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge assessment (test score)

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Confidence levels (survey scores)

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%.

  2. Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) between the groups

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) of 1-2 points between the groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluate the Impact of Online Educational Material (PRONEtect Educational Hub) on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Confidence Levels, and Application of Knowledge Regarding Skin Protection of the Prone Ventilated Patient - a Randomised Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 12, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 14, 2023

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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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