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NCT Number: NCT06929312

Simulation Based Training In Medical Students

Transferring classroom learning to real-life situations is a challenge. Tabletop simulation exercises offer a low-cost and context-specific approach for educating students on appropriate responses during health emergencies.

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of simulation-based training versus traditional lecture methods in enhancing outbreak investigation skills among medical students.

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Key information

Conditions

Cholera Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Infections Vibrio Infections

Age range

22 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Lahore, 54810, Pakistan

About this study

This randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of simulation-based training compared to conventional lecture methods in improving medical students' outbreak investigation skills. it will be Conducted at CMH Lahore Medical College over nine months, the trial will include 4th year MBBS students with no prior outbreak investigation training. Participants will be randomized into two groups: an intervention group undergoing simulation-based exercises and a control group receiving traditional lectures.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 4th year MBBS students at CMH Lahore Medical College without prior outbreak investigation training,
  • willing to participate and providing informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • students with supplementary exams
  • unwillingness to participate, or
  • scheduling constraints.

Treatment and study plan

Tabletop simulation based teaching

Other

a pre tested and validated questionnaire was used as a tabletop simulation method on Cholera outbreak.

conventional class room teaching

Other

conventional class room lecture using power point was delivered on Cholera outbreak.

Primary outcomes

  1. Outcome will be measured via knowledge, expertise in outbreak investigation, and attitude toward community medicine.

    Time frame: at baseline and after two week of teaching methodology applied

    The primary outcome will be measured using the Cholera Outbreak Investigation Training Questionnaire (COIT-Q)-a self-designed, pre-validated tool that will evaluate:

    Knowledge Domain: 10 MCQs (1 mark each; total = 10 marks)

    Skills Domain: 6 scenario-based items rated 0-2 each (total = 12 marks)

    Attitude Domain: 5 Likert-scale items (1-5 per item; total = 25 marks)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness Of Simulation Based Training Versus Traditional Lecturing For Outbreak Investigation Among Medical Students: A Randomised Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Apr 16, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 31, 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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