Protocol summary
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Study aim
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Design and implementation of delivery protocol training for midwifery students with an application based on gamification method and evaluation of its usage by midwifery students
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, crossover design, random selection of groups on 35 midwifery students
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Settings and conduct
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The location of the project is the maternity ward of Babol University of Medical Sciences hospitals. All students will be selected and randomly divided into two groups A and B. Half of the topics for group A will be taught with gamification method and the rest of the topics will be taught with traditional method.In group B, on the contrary.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: obtaining written consent from students to participate in the study; obtaining a natural and unnatural childbirth internship. Exclusion criteria: obtain a natural and unnatural childbirth internship unit and the use of natural and unnatural childbirth in the past semesters.
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Intervention groups
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A link to enter the game will be sent to each student once a week. The contents of the delivery protocol will be presented to the students in the form of theory and challenges. Students will earn points by answering the challenges.
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Main outcome variables
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Students' satisfaction, average knowledge score and average delivery protocol performance score
General information
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Reason for update
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Acronym
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IRCT registration information
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IRCT registration number:
IRCT20180218038783N7
Registration date:
2024-01-19, 1402/10/29
Registration timing:
prospective
Last update:
2024-02-13, 1402/11/24
Update count:
1
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Registration date
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2024-01-19, 1402/10/29
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Registrant information
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Recruitment status
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recruiting
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Funding source
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Expected recruitment start date
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2024-02-04, 1402/11/15
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Expected recruitment end date
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2026-02-04, 1404/11/15
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Actual recruitment start date
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empty
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Actual recruitment end date
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empty
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Trial completion date
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empty
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Scientific title
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Design and implementation of delivery protocol training for midwifery students with an application based on gamification method and evaluation of its usage by midwifery students
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Public title
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Effectiveness of gamification method for delivery protocol training on midwifery students
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Purpose
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Other
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Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Obtaining written consent from students to participate in the study
Obtaining the course unit of natural and abnormal childbirth internship
Midwifery student
Exclusion criteria:
Failure to take the training course of natural and unnatural childbirth in the previous semesters
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Age
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No age limit
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Gender
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Female
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Phase
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N/A
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Groups that have been masked
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No information
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Sample size
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Target sample size:
35
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Randomization (investigator's opinion)
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N/A
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Randomization description
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Blinding (investigator's opinion)
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Not blinded
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Blinding description
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Placebo
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Not used
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Assignment
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Crossover
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Other design features
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Ethics committees
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Ethics committee
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Approval date
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2024-01-02, 1402/10/12
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Ethics committee reference number
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IR.SMUMS.REC.1402.029
Health conditions studied
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Description of health condition studied
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Natural delivery
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ICD-10 code
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Z55
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ICD-10 code description
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Problems related to education and literacy
Primary outcomes
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Description
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Knowledge and performance of the delivery protocol
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Timepoint
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Before, immediately and one month after the study, it is evaluated through a questionnaire and a checklist of performance at the mother's bedside.
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Method of measurement
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The delivery protocol knowledge questionnaire: This questionnaire contains 20 questions from the national guide to the provision of midwifery and maternity services and from six topics presented, designed by the researcher. Checklist for the performance of the delivery protocol: This checklist is made up of six topics designed by the research team and each student will be evaluated separately by the researcher on the mother's clinic.
Secondary outcomes
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Description
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Student satisfaction
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Timepoint
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Upon completion of the intervention will be completed by the students.
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Method of measurement
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The questionnaire includes questions to measure student satisfaction with the interventions.(Designed by the researcher.)
Intervention groups
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Description
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Intervention: All students who consent to participate in the study will be randomly divided into two groups. Half of the topics for one group (intervention) will be taught with gamification method and for the second group (control) with conventional method, and in the continuation of the study, the other half of the topics for the primary control group will be taught with gamification method and for the primary intervention group with the conventional method will be taught. Some topics of natural and unnatural childbirth practice (vaginal examination, control of mother's vital signs, control of fetal heart rate, control of uterine contractions,placental examination, drawing of partographs and investigation of episiotomy) in both gamification and traditional forms with contents It will be prepared exactly the same. Before starting the study, the students will complete the 20-question knowledge assessment test as well as the demographic and emotional intelligence questionnaire of Siberia Sharing, and their performance at the mother's bedside will be evaluated using a checklist. Four weeks after the completion of the interventions, the students will respond to the delivery protocol test and their performance at the mother's bedside will be evaluated using a designed checklist.
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Category
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Other
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Sponsor
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Grant name
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Grant code / Reference number
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Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
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No
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Title of funding source
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Smart University of Medical Sciences
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Proportion provided by this source
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100
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Public or private sector
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Private
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Domestic or foreign origin
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Domestic
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Category of foreign source of funding
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empty
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Country of origin
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Type of organization providing the funding
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Academic
Sharing plan
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Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Study Protocol
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Informed Consent Form
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Clinical Study Report
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Analytic Code
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
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Data Dictionary
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Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available