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HFS in the Assessement and Management of Severe Asthma Attack Among Fifth Year Medical School Students

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Other: High Fidelity Simulation
Other: Video case
Registration Number
NCT02776358
Lead Sponsor
University of Monastir
Brief Summary

Bedside clinical case learning, such for respiratory distress, represent a challenge for medical teachers, especially in critical conditions. In fact, this kind of learning implicate the presence of an appropriate case (the patient itself), framework and may be time consuming which could compromise the patient's safety and wellbeing.

New pedagogic tools have emerged to strengthen the medical reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge. in recent years, the development of medical simulation has found a growing interest in the medical teaching field. Contextualization, reproducibility and reliability are the characteristics of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) which guarantee a lifetime experience of clinical conditions without putting at risk patient's safety and comfort.

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of HFS on fifth year medical students learning skills in the assessement and management of an acute asthma attack in the emergency room, and to compares it to other modern teaching tools such as "video-case"

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
33
Inclusion Criteria
  • all fifth year medical students allocated to the one month internship period in the emergency departement.
Exclusion Criteria
  • students refusing to participate in the protocol.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High Fidelity SimulationHigh Fidelity SimulationStudents will receive a 1 hour High fidelity simulation session
Video CaseVideo caseStudents will receive a 1 hour assisted Video Case learning session
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference between the pre and the post-test scores in each group (delta Score)Just before the teaching course (baseline) and one hour later

The difference between the pre and the post-test scores is calculated as follow:

delta score = post-test score - pre-test score

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Late performance score7 days after the teaching course

This score is calculated based on a test taken 7 days after the teaching course to assess the students memory of the clinical case and acquired knowledge.

Level of satisfactionone hour after the teaching course

A five point likert scale is given to each student to assess their level of satisfaction regarding the teaching technique.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

university of Monastir

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Monastir, Tunisia

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