Impact of the Virtual Human Project on Team-based Learning: A Randomized-controlled Trial

Leprosy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Educational Virtual Objects (The Virtual Human Project) Assessment Inserted in Learning Based on Team (Team-based Learning) in Leprosy Education on Undergraduate Medical Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02484469
• Other study ID #: 001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 25, 2015
• Last updated: June 26, 2015
• Start date: July 2014
• Est. completion date: March 2015

Study information

• Verified date: June 2015
• Source: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Team-based learning (TBL) is a learner-centered, instructor-directed strategy for small group active learning in large group educational settings. When TBL is conducted correctly, the students' performances are equivalent or improved in comparison to either lecture-based formats or more traditional small group learning models.1 Nevertheless, few studies have been published regarding the insertion of innovative audiovisual tools in the TBL context. The Virtual Human Project is described as powerful sequences of three dimension (3D) computer graphics video of the human body that aids learning by facilitating an understanding in relation to a specific subject. The Virtual Human is composed by video sequences combining anatomy, physiology, and morphology in the context of various diseases. There are video sequences available for many disciplines, including dermatology and with capacity to produce anatomical structures by 3D printer. Despite the incredible potential applications of the Virtual Human, few studies have assessed its impact on medical education. The investigators did not find any study evaluating TBL with the insertion of iconographic educational material that assessed whether this intervention could change the learning progress of students. This is the aim of the present study, by comparing students tests scores after a TBL session with the VIrtual Human videos about leprosy or a standard TBL session, and to evaluate the student's satisfaction with the Virtual Human videos.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 94
• Est. completion date: March 2015
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• undergraduate medical students in the third year of Medical School at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Exclusion Criteria:

• students previously exposed to dermatologic research, extracurricular activities involving dermatology or dermatology rotation in that year

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Leprosy

Intervention

Device:
• The Virtual Human Project
Virtual Human educational videos about leprosy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Average of Individual readiness assessment test (IRAT) grades	The average of the IRAT scores achieved by students	One year	No
Secondary	The Average of group readiness assessment test (GRAT) grades	The average of the GRAT scores achieved by students	One year	No
Secondary	The Average of clinical case scores	The average of the clinical case scores achieved by students	One year	No