Comparison of Learning Models in Physical Therapy Education

Educational Problems Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Flipped and Team-Based Learning Models in Cervical Region Manual Therapy Teaching: A Mixed Method Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06397495
• Other study ID #: SülDemirelUni_YildizZ_001
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: May 27, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Isparta University of Applied Sciences
• Contact: Ziya Yildiz, Pt
• Phone: 05075077573
• Email: ziyayildiz[@]isparta.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

With the pandemic affecting the world, education systems have been subjected to mandatory changes without sufficient thought on teaching content, delivery and pedagogy. In this process, physiotherapy courses involving psychomotor skills such as manual therapy became difficult to teach and evaluate. Although the pandemic is over, it is suggested that technological approaches should be used in learning systems and incorporated into physiotherapy education. These technology-supported education models are called blended education models. The use of the flipped training model, a variant of blended training models, can improve practical skill performance. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of two different models on the quality of teaching and learning in cervical region manual therapy teaching. Suleyman Demirel University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation senior students (n=100) will be randomly divided into two groups. The control group (n=49) will be given monologue education with in-class team-based traditional education model. The practical part of the course will be taught in the classroom and applied with patient-clinician role model technique. Homework will be assigned for students to read scientific articles and analyze case examples. The entire six-week teaching program will take place in the classroom. The experimental group (n=51) will be applied the flipped model. The theoretical and practical knowledge of the course will be provided at home with the EdPuzzle education platform. They will be encouraged to read articles and analyze cases at home. The classroom environment will be used to ask questions related to the theoretical part of the course and to practice the practical application as a patient/clinician role model. The seven-week teaching program is planned in the classroom and home environment. In the evaluation of the research, explanatory sequential design method from mixed research methods will be applied. Pre-test/post-test/knowledge retention test, instructional materials motivation questionnaire and skill level/performance evaluation form will be used to evaluate the quantitative data. A lesson observation form will be used to evaluate whether the trainer provided the same competence to both groups. Semi-structured case study will be used to evaluate the reverse-face model to the experimental group with qualitative data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: May 27, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: November 27, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years to 27 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Not to have participated in a vocational course program on manual therapy of the cervical region,

• Sufficient internet access,

• Acceptance of distance education if included in the experimental group,

• Having and actively using a cell phone or computer with a smart operating system,

• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• The student wants to quit the study and does not fill in the data collection forms

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Educational Problems
• Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention

Other:
• Education
Cervical region manual therapy training will be given with flipped learning models.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Süleyman Demirel Univesity	Isparta

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Isparta University of Applied Sciences	Suleyman Demirel University, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Academic motivation survey data	Academic motivation survey data will be the first data to be obtained between the groups.	1 year