Comparing formal and informal modalities of Near-Peer teaching (NPT) as a supplemental teaching modality in undergraduate studentsâ?? A randomized controlled trial

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• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/03/051081
• Lead Sponsor: Sweta Kale Pisulkar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Students belonging to the control (Formal NPT Setting) as well as study groups (Informal NPT Setting).

2. The NPT tutors will be the second, third, fourth-year dental students and Interns of SPDC&H who have successfully completed the curriculum included in the universityâ??s compulsory curriculum and have a minimum of 1 year of NPT experience (NPT tutors).

3. Students who quality the preliminary pre-course aptitude test.

4. The teaching staff shall consist of three clinical assistants working in the department with at least 3 years of teaching experience (instructors) and shall be mentored with the involvement of three senior instructors who have a minimum of 10 years of teaching experience and 5 years of examination experience as clinicians working in the profession (senior instructors).

Exclusion Criteria

1. The students who fail to qualify the Preliminary pre-course test.

2. Staff faculty who fail to qualify the minimum teaching experience of 10 years and examination experience as clinicians working in the profession.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified