the Effect of Instructional Method on Decision Making

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy
• Interventions: Other: role play; Other: lecture

• Registration Number: NCT01936610
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-05
• Study Start: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 67

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

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
role play	role play	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	lecture	describe the advantages and disadvantages of normal delivery and cesarian section

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decision making	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.