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NCT Number: NCT05943743

Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Sudents

The COVID-19 Pandemic is the characterizing worldwide wellbeing emergency within recent memory. Since its development in Asia before the end of last year, the infection has spread to each mainland with the exception of Antarctica. Countries are dashing to moderate the spread of the illness by testing and treating patients, completing contact following, restricting travel, isolating residents, and dropping huge social occasions like games, shows, and educational institutes.

As almost every institution was closed for the safety of human kind. All educational institutes were also closed for any kind of education. Also, In Pakistan all educational institutes were closed since march 2020. It was impossible to keep educational activities closed for long. In order to keep educational activities in working e-learning was introduced through out the world. As many other countries Pakistan also started e-learning for all students.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

About this study

A world is transitioning from physical classes to hybrid studies. Pakistan is listed among third world country the availability of infra structure for hybrid study is not well developed, as consequence many hurdles and barriers are being faced by students, this has also been seen during covid-19 too. Distance E-learning in medical education may represent a suitable alternative to traditional learning to deliver high-quality education. The availability of essential infrastructures and efficient institutional strategies represent a major challenge for integrating distance learning in medical education.

During the pandemic, instructors and teaching staff were required to adapt quickly to the rapid transition in the education process and depend completely on the online platforms available, to deliver their courses, exams, and other required teaching and learning activities. While rapid transition to distance online learning was a mandatory and necessary action to ensure the learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not always a smooth process, that posed many challenges for instructors, learners.

Distance E-Learning is defined as using technology to deliver training, including technology supported learning either online, offline, or both. It is aimed at the effective construction of knowledge regarding individual experience, practice, and knowledge of the learners and students. Internet-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration all represent different types of e-learning

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

All undergraduate medical students of Pakistan.

Exclusion criteria

Postgraduate Medical students Teaching Faculty

Treatment and study plan

Google form

Other
  • Self-administrated Questionnaire will be used for online survey. A pilot study was conducted on 30 sample size to check the reliability of questionnaire via statistical test.
  • A Five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree somewhat, Neutral, agree somewhat, strongly agree)

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference of students educational level will assessed using Likert scale

    Time frame: 30 days

    During lockdown due to covid-19 medical students studies effected drastically. Academic level will be measured through likert scale in which 1 means good, 2 means average and 3 means below average. Academic level will be compared on the basis of students reply before and during covid academic result.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Majority of students are facing internet and accessibility problems during online classes

    Time frame: 30 days

    students problem during online classes assessed using likert scale in which 1 means minimum issues facing and 5 means maximum issues facing during online classes

Other outcomes

  1. Level of interest among students were very low due to online classes

    Time frame: 30 days

    Interest level towards studies was low may be due to technical issues. these parameters will be assessed through Likert Scale, in which 1 means strongly agree, 2 means agree, 3 means neutral, 4 mean disagree and 5 means strongly disagree

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Muhammad Usman, PPDPT

CONTACT

[email protected]

+923333172771

Rabia Khan, Msc(PT)

CONTACT

[email protected]

+923452310047

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bahria University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Students; A Cross-sectional Survey From Pakistan

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 13, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 7, 2025

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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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