Comparison of the effect of mobile phone-based and conventional education on cognitive-functional skills of prenatal care and satisfaction of undergraduate midwifery students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Determining and comparing the effect of conventional and mobile phone-based training on cognitive-functional skills of prenatal care and satisfaction of undergraduate midwifery students.
Design
A semi-experimental study that the groups of 4 to 5 students in the perinatal unit internship in the second semester of 2024 - 2025 will be assigned to the control and intervention groups by simple random (coin toss).
Settings and conduct
The educational application of prenatal care will be implemented during the internship in the prenatal unit and the hospital. On the first day of the internship, after completing personal-social information questionnaires and cognitive and functional evaluation questions, the control group received conventional education and the intervention group received educational software based on mobile phones for 4 weeks on internship days in half an hour at the beginning It is performed every day and at the end of one hour. 4 weeks after the completion of each internship, the relevant questionnaires will be completed again for both groups.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: undergraduate midwifery students participating in prenatal unit internships, having a desire to participate in research, having a smartphone, non-entry criteria: not having a smart phone, and the exclusion criteria of not regularly reading educational software and unwillingness to continue participating in the study.
Intervention groups
In the educational application group, mobile phone-based educational software is run for 4 weeks on school days for half an hour at the beginning of each day and an hour at the end.
In the conventional teaching method group, the conventional teaching method will be used, which includes a morning conference at the prenatal clinic and visiting clients with the professor.
Main outcome variables
Cognitive skill; functional skill; satisfaction
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20241029063542N1
Registration date:2024-11-07, 1403/08/17
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2024-11-07, 1403/08/17
Update count:0
Registration date
2024-11-07, 1403/08/17
Registrant information
Name
Shadi Sabetghadam
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 13 3212 2683
Email address
sabetghadam@gums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
recruiting
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2025-01-20, 1403/11/01
Expected recruitment end date
2025-06-20, 1404/03/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Comparison of the effect of mobile phone-based and conventional education on cognitive-functional skills of prenatal care and satisfaction of undergraduate midwifery students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Public title
Comparison of the effect of mobile and conventional training on cognitive-functional skills and satisfaction of midwifery students
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Bachelor of midwifery students who complete the prenatal unit internship in the second semester of 1403-1404 academic year.
Willingness to participate in research
Having a smart phone
Exclusion criteria:
Not having a smart phone
Age
No age limit
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
80
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
The present study is a pilot part of a development plan in education, after preparing the content of the application based on the curriculum and the opinion of the experts of the midwifery group, the application will be designed by the expert software team. Then, during a semi-experimental trial, midwifery students participating in the prenatal internship unit will be included in the study, and the small internship groups will be divided into two test and control groups by simple random (coin toss). Randomization will be done in such a way that in each of the test and control groups, there are equal small groups of each entry.
Secondary Ids
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Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Guilan University of Medical Sciences' Headquarters - Parastar St.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
41937-1311
Approval date
2024-10-09, 1403/07/18
Ethics committee reference number
IR.GUMS.REC.1403.301
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Ineffective training
ICD-10 code
Z55.8
ICD-10 code description
Other problems related to education and literacy
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Cognitive skill
Timepoint
At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after the completion of the intervention
Method of measurement
Cognitive questions
2
Description
Functional skill
Timepoint
At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after the completion of the intervention
Method of measurement
Functional skill questions
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: in the educational application group, the mobile phone-based educational software is run for 4 weeks on school days, half an hour at the beginning of each day and one hour at the end.
Category
N/A
2
Description
Control group: in the traditional teaching method group, the traditional teaching method will be used, which includes a morning conference at the prenatal clinic and visiting clients with the professor.
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Shahid Beheshti school of nursing and midwifery
Full name of responsible person
Shadi Sabetghadam
Street address
Adel Apartment, Namjo Alley 1, Gholipour st.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4157648449
Phone
+98 13 3212 2683
Email
shadisabetghadam@gmail.com
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Ramyar Farzan
Street address
Guilan University of Medical Sciences' Headquarters - Parastar St.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
41937-1311
Phone
+98 13 3334 5308
Email
Oia.int@gums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Shadi Sabetghadam
Position
Assistant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Reproductive Health
Street address
Adel Apartment, Namjo Alley 1, Gholipour st.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4157648449
Phone
+98 13 3212 2683
Email
shadisabetghadam@gmail.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Shadi Sabetghadam
Position
Assistant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Reproductive Health
Street address
Adel Apartment, Namjo Alley 1, Gholipour st.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4157648449
Phone
+98 13 3212 2683
Email
shadisabetghadam@gmail.com
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Shadi Sabetghadam
Position
Assistant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Reproductive Health
Street address
Adel Apartment, Namjo Alley 1, Gholipour st.
City
Rasht
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4157648449
Phone
+98 13 3212 2683
Email
shadisabetghadam@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD