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NCT Number: NCT04428892

Simulation in Physical Therapy Students

This randomized trial included physiotherapy students, randomized in two groups, experimental one included simulation for developed competencies related to clinical reasoning in physiotherapy interventions for people with low back pain. The second group developed role-playing. this protocol allows us to compare two strategies with simulation for to promote clinical decisions in physiotherapy practice.

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Key information

Conditions

Simulation Training

Age range

18 year–23 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Carolina Sandoval

Tunja, Colombia

About this study

Low back pain (LBP) is symptomatology with a high global prevalence; health professionals, including physiotherapists, must have the skills to create professional interaction plans that permit a better quality of life for consultants. Clinical simulation can be a pedagogic setting that facilitates students with adequate training to acquire skills that improve professional reasoning in this clinical situation. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of clinical simulation with a simulated patient (SP) versus simulation with role-playing (RP) in physiotherapy students for decision-making in clinical skills while caring for a person with LBP. Methods. An experimental study, with 42 participants from two Colombian universities, randomized into two groups (SP n = 21, RP n = 21). The clinical skill was evaluated during the interaction with a person with LBP for which the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE-ML) was validated for individuals with low back pain; thereafter, a pedagogical method was conducted that included clinical simulation and, finally, the OSCE-ML was applied again to compare both groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Physiotherapy students in five-semester from Universidad de La Sabana and Universidad de Boyacá

Exclusion criteria

  • under-age subjects
  • those who had been internally or externally transferred from another academic program in health,
  • exchange students
  • those repeating
  • with prior experiences in simulated practice in other assignments

Treatment and study plan

Pedagogyc Strategy

Behavioral

Simulation can be used as a pedagogic tool that provides students with significant learning regarding decision-making in interacting with people, in this case patients with LBP. It is a potential strategy for developing diverse skills focused on the safety of the patient and the therapist.

Primary outcomes

  1. clinical reasoning

    Time frame: 1 Month

    The Objetive structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) was designed and validated, with the proposal to asses the physiotherapeutic clinical reasoning in Low Back Pain people, The OCSE have included 7 stations for assesing the clinical reasoning students.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad de la Sabana

Other

Collaborators

  • Facultad Ciencias de La Salud Universidad de Boyaca

Registry information

Official study title

CLINICAL SIMULATION IN PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS IN CLINICAL COMPETENCE FOR INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WITH LOW BACK PAIN. COLOMBIA

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jun 11, 2020
Registry last updated
Jun 11, 2020

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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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