Online Training for the Reconstitution of Fosun/BioNTech

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: COVID-19
• Interventions: Behavioral: Intervention group; Behavioral: Control group

• Registration Number: NCT05317988
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech requires specific, delicate storage and dilution procedures to be stringently followed for safety and effectiveness. Training should be completed prior to undertaking dilution procedures. Currently, the nursing and pharmacy curricula do not have content on specialized vaccine reconstitution techniques. E-learning has become an essential component of teaching and learning due to COVID. Yet, optimal online learning module development for clinical procedural skill acquisition and appropriate online formative assessment has not been adequately explored. To bridge this training gap for Hong Kong nurses and pharmacists, this project aims to develop a video-based online learning programme, coupled to a randomized controlled study to determine the effectiveness of online vaccine reconstitution training. The module, a supplement to the current teaching curriculum, will train students from both Nursing and Pharmacy disciplines. Outcome measures include formative assessment of student performance, which can be used to inform the design and content of experiential content in healthcare professional curriculums. If this learning platform is shown to be effective, the scope could be extended to other disciplines (not limited to healthcare) where learning complex procedural tasks are necessary for the absence of instructor-led teaching.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-28
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 385

Inclusion Criteria

• Students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Nursing programmes (Years 1 to 4) at The University of Hong Kong

Exclusion Criteria

• Students not from the aforementioned programmes and years of study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Intervention group	Participants receive a step-by-step demonstration video of detailed reconstitution procedures and text-based vaccine product information
Control group	Control group	Participants receive a generic video of similar duration on basic facts of COVID-19 (unrelated to reconstitution procedures) and text-based product information

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Factual knowledge	1 week	Students will complete a set of validated multiple-choice questions before and after the training.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Procedural knowledge	1 week	Students will complete an interactive psychomotor assessment, where they must sort out the correct sequence of reconstitution procedures using a drag-and-drop interface with instant formative feedback
Self-efficacy	1 week	Students will rate their confidence on carrying out the reconstitution procedures in practice before and after the training based on a 10-point Likert scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre of Safe Medication Practice and Research; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong