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NCT Number: NCT04261998

Sevice-learning in Physiotherapy and Heart Transplantation and Acute Coronary Syndrome

A service-learning programme in physiotherapy students will be performed. 30 physiotherapy students will be randomly assigned to an intervention group (n=16) or to a control group (n=16). Intervention group will perform a service-learning program with real patients with heart transplantation, and will have to perform a physical therapy program adapted to a real patient. Two meetings will be performed in order to establish groups, explain the project and search information based on evidence in scientific databases. In addition, three meetings with patients will be stated in order to establish the adapted program based on the real patient's needs and characteristics. The control group will have to perform a physiotherapy program without meeting real patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Transplantation

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

About this study

This study aims at determining the effect of a Service-Learning program on knowledge, ethical sensitivity and acquired transversal competences. On the other hand, we aim at evaluating the service performed, the skills acquired, the participation, the degree of participatory evaluation and the level of satisfaction of the intervention group. All variables will be measured with validated scales or questionnaires.

Both groups will have to describe the specific characteristics of the program, different phases of the process, types of exercises recommended, contraindications, safety ranges with respect to the intensity of the exercise, ways of calculating the intensity and self-control. Likewise, they will have to defend the usefulness and duration of the final product through an oral presentation of the program to the patients themselves. Finally, the possible doubts that should exist will be solved.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Physiotherapy students

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior courses on cardiac rehabilitation

Treatment and study plan

Service-learning program

Other

Intervention group will perform a service-learning program with real patients with heart transplantation, and will have to perform a physical therapy program adapted to a real patient. Two meetings will be performed in order to establish groups, explain the project and search information based on evidence in scientific databases. In addition, three meetings with patients will be stated in order to establish the adapted program based on the real patient's needs and characteristics.

Primary outcomes

  1. Ethical sensitivity

    Time frame: baseline

    Ethical sensitivity Questionnaire, composed of of 9 items with six possible responses (Likert scale from 1, indicating total disagreement, to 6, indicating total agreement). The minimum score is 9 and the maximum score is 54. The more score, the more ethical sensitivity. Cronbach's alpha=0.76

  2. Ethical sensitivity

    Time frame: 3 months

    Ethical sensitivity Questionnaire, composed of of 9 items with six possible responses (Likert scale from 1, indicating total disagreement, to 6, indicating total agreement). The minimum score is 9 and the maximum score is 54. The more score, the more ethical sensitivity. Cronbach's alpha=0.76

Secondary outcomes

  1. Service performed (by the students of the experimental group)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Service-learning Questionnaire, using the part of the questionnaire about service

  2. Skills acquired (by the students of the experimental group)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Service-learning Questionnaire, using the part of the questionnaire about skills

  3. Participation (of the students of the experimental group)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Service-learning Questionnaire,using the part of the questionnaire about participation

  4. Degree of participatory evaluation (of the students of the experimental group)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Questionnaire of Participatory evaluation, Service-learning and university

  5. Level of satisfaction (of the students of the experimental group)

    Time frame: 3 months

    ad-hoc satisfaction questionnaire

  6. Knowledge on physiotherapy in heart transplantation

    Time frame: baseline

    A 10-question test exam will be created ad-hoc

  7. Knowledge on physiotherapy in heart transplantation

    Time frame: 3 months

    A 10-question test exam will be created ad-hoc

  8. Acquired transversal competences

    Time frame: baseline

    Questionnaire of Higher education, transversal skills and gender, consisted of 6 items about gender and competencies (Likert scale of 7 points: level 4 was set as neutral, scores above 4 were considered positive, and those below 4 were taken as negative scores)

  9. Acquired transversal competences

    Time frame: 3 months

    Questionnaire of Higher education, transversal skills and gender, consisted of 6 items about gender and competencies (Likert scale of 7 points: level 4 was set as neutral, scores above 4 were considered positive, and those below 4 were taken as negative scores)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Sevice-learning in Physiotherapy Students: Exercise Program for Patients With Heart Transplantation and Acute Coronary Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 10, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2021

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