Ecofisio, a Mobile Application for Assessment and Diagnosis Using Ultrasound Imaging for Undergraduate Health Science Students

Educational Problems Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04138511
• Other study ID #: EcoFisio PID 14-56
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: December 21, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Universidad de Granada
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The new called "Generation Z" is starting to reach college age. They have adopted technology and create a deep dependence on it, becoming more drawn to the virtual world. M-learning has experienced a huge expansion in recent years in both, medical context and medical and health's sciences education. Ultrasound is an important diagnosis technique in physiotherapy, especially in sports pathology. m-Learning environments could be a useful tool for improve the comprehension of ultrasound concepts and the acquisition of professional competencies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the use of an interactive platform accessible through mobile devices (ECOFISIO) using ultrasound imaging for the development of professional competencies in the evaluation and diagnosis of sports pathologies.

Participants were 110 undergraduate students enrolled in two groups of this randomized controlled multicentre study: a control group (traditional learning) and experimental group (ECOFISIO mobile application). All participants were assessed both theoretically and by means of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) exams.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 110
• Est. completion date: December 21, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• To have anatomy and biomechanics previous knowledge.

• To be enrolled in any required subject.

• To have basic ability to use a mobile application.

• To have a smartphone with Internet Access (Android Operating System).

Exclusion criteria:

• To have received any previous training in ultrasound imaging and managing.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Educational Problems
• Sport Injury

Intervention

Device:
• ECOFISIO
The ECOFISIO application is focused on sports pathologies and contains relevant written and digital information about ultrasound imaging and managing as well as diagnosis of sport injuries.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Irene Cantarero Villanueva

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Satisfaction survey	a specific 5-point Likert questionnaire (from 1 indicating 'disagree' to 5 indicating 'strongly agree'), which had been used in similar contexts previously	After the self-study periods in both study groups, up to two weeks.
Primary	Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)	An OSCE is a type of examination often used in health sciences. It is designed to test clinical skill performance and competence in a range of skills. The OSCE content and scoring procedures are standardized. It consists of five stations with five specific components of musculoskeletal ultrasound. Each test station is designed to focus on an area of clinical competence, namely: patient positioning, ultrasound probe positioning, ultrasound probe orientation (angle), ultrasound probe management and image adjustment. A standardized scoring tool is used to record what you do or don't do well, with a Likert scale with a range of 0 to 4 to rate the specific efficiency of each component. All OSCE candidates experience the same problem and are asked to perform the same task, within the same deadline. OSCEs are now widely used in undergraduate, graduate and undergraduate assessments. Overall reliability for this tool, Cronbach's alpha, is 0.89.	After the self-study periods in both study groups, up to two weeks.
Secondary	Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ)	The MCQ is an evaluation of the theoretical knowledge with 20 questions where a maximum score of 10 points could be obtained.The higher score, the better outcome.	After the self-study periods in both study groups, up to two weeks.