The Effects of Sevice-learning in Physiotherapy Students: Exercise Program for Patients With Heart Transplantation and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Ethical sensitivity
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A service-learning programme in physiotherapy students will be performed. 30 physiotherapy students will be randomly assigned to an intervention group (n=16) or to a control group (n=16). Intervention group will perform a service-learning program with real patients with heart transplantation, and will have to perform a physical therapy program adapted to a real patient. Two meetings will be performed in order to establish groups, explain the project and search information based on evidence in scientific databases. In addition, three meetings with patients will be stated in order to establish the adapted program based on the real patient's needs and characteristics. The control group will have to perform a physiotherapy program without meeting real patients.
Detailed Description
This study aims at determining the effect of a Service-Learning program on knowledge, ethical sensitivity and acquired transversal competences. On the other hand, we aim at evaluating the service performed, the skills acquired, the participation, the degree of participatory evaluation and the level of satisfaction of the intervention group. All variables will be measured with validated scales or questionnaires.
Both groups will have to describe the specific characteristics of the program, different phases of the process, types of exercises recommended, contraindications, safety ranges with respect to the intensity of the exercise, ways of calculating the intensity and self-control. Likewise, they will have to defend the usefulness and duration of the final product through an oral presentation of the program to the patients themselves. Finally, the possible doubts that should exist will be solved.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Physiotherapy students
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prior courses on cardiac rehabilitation
Arms & Interventions
Service-learning group
Intervention group will perform a service-learning program with real patients with heart transplantation and coronary syndrome, and will have to perform a physical therapy program adapted to a real patient. Two meetings will be performed in order to establish groups, explain the project and search information based on evidence in scientific databases. In addition, three meetings with patients will be stated in order to establish the adapted program based on the real patient's needs and characteristics.
Intervention: Service-learning program (Other)
Control group
Control group will perform a physical therapy program for heart transplantation and coronary syndrome, but without meeting real patients. One meeting will be performed in order to establish groups and search information based on evidence in scientific databases.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Ethical sensitivity
Time Frame: 3 months
Ethical sensitivity Questionnaire, composed of of 9 items with six possible responses (Likert scale from 1, indicating total disagreement, to 6, indicating total agreement). The minimum score is 9 and the maximum score is 54. The more score, the more ethical sensitivity. Cronbach's alpha=0.76
Ethical sensitivity
Time Frame: baseline
Ethical sensitivity Questionnaire, composed of of 9 items with six possible responses (Likert scale from 1, indicating total disagreement, to 6, indicating total agreement). The minimum score is 9 and the maximum score is 54. The more score, the more ethical sensitivity. Cronbach's alpha=0.76
Secondary Outcomes
- Service performed (by the students of the experimental group)(3 months)
- Level of satisfaction (of the students of the experimental group)(3 months)
- Knowledge on physiotherapy in heart transplantation(3 months)
- Acquired transversal competences(3 months)
- Skills acquired (by the students of the experimental group)(3 months)
- Participation (of the students of the experimental group)(3 months)
- Degree of participatory evaluation (of the students of the experimental group)(3 months)
- Knowledge on physiotherapy in heart transplantation(baseline)
- Acquired transversal competences(baseline)
Investigators
Elena Marques-Sule
Doctor in Physiotherapy
University of Valencia