the Effect of Instructional Method on Decision Making

In these single- blind clinical trial 67 primigravida females, gestational aged 34-36 week were selected using multi-stage sampling and assigned into two groups randomly. Decision-making (before, two weeks after and at admission in maternity department) was tested by a researcher -made questionnaire. In experiment group, advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarean-section delivery were presented by role-playing in three 90-min scenarios. It was also presented in a 90-min lecture. Data were analyzed using SPSS by mean difference test, exact fisher test, independent t-test and paired t-test.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy Behavior

Age range

20 year–28 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

primipara , single pregnancy , gestational age of 34-36 weeks ,age of 18-35 years old, no history of infertility, no indication for cesarean section, no passing educational course for delivery methods

Exclusion criteria

medical condition in pregnant woman, diagnosis of abnormal fetus / no possibility for delivery fetus by sonography, abnormal volume of amniotic fluid or placenta

Treatment and study plan

role play

Other

In this method, researcher with two other co-researchers played 3 scenarios in 7 steps (for each scenario)including warm up, selecting participant, preparing the scene, preparing observers, play ,discussion and evaluation and generalization to education about advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarean section.

Lecture

Other

Describe advantages and disadvantages in one 90-min session

Primary outcomes

Decision making

Time frame: 2 weeks

Two weeks after educational course for each group (Lecture and Role play), knowledge, attitude and decision making questionnaire were completed again. They were followed at admission by phone conversation for knowing their decision.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Sep 6, 2013
Registry last updated: Sep 6, 2013

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