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Purpose: To determine the effect of online episiotomy simulation training to midwifery students on their episiotomy application skills, satisfaction with the teaching method and self-confidence. Method: This study is a randomized controlled experimental study. It will be conducted with third-year students studying at Kastamonu University Midwifery Department in the 2023-2024 period. In the research, all third-year students in the midwifery department (n=60) will be divided into 30 students into the online education group and 30 students into the face-to-face education group using a random sampling model. "Student Information Form", "Episiotomy Skill Evaluation Form" and "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale" will be used to collect data.


Clinical Trial Description

Episiotomy is the most commonly performed obstetric surgical procedure in obstetrics clinics. Failure to perform the procedure correctly may cause psychological and physiological problems in women. It is of great importance that midwives who are responsible for this practice receive training to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills. Midwifery students are expected to have sufficient skills in episiotomy practice before graduation. Teaching episiotomy practice is one of the basic skills taught face-to-face with simulation support. However, with the emergency distance education system implemented due to sudden decisions made in education and training after extraordinary situations such as pandemics and earthquakes, many theoretical and skill trainings had to be done online. It is not possible to predict whether similar extraordinary situations will occur again in the future. For this reason, it is considered important to evaluate the effect of online training on an important skill such as episiotomy application on students' episiotomy performance skills and their satisfaction with this training method and their self-confidence. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of online episiotomy simulation training to midwifery students on their episiotomy application skills, satisfaction with the teaching method and self-confidence. This study is a randomized controlled experimental study. It will be conducted with third-year students studying at Kastamonu University Midwifery Department in the 2023-2024 period. In the study, all 3rd year midwifery undergraduate students (n=60) taking the Normal Birth and Post-Care course will be included. 30 students will be allocated to the online education group and 30 students to the face-to-face education group using a random sampling model. To the online education group; Online episiotomy simulation training will be provided, while the face-to-face training group will be given face-to-face episiotomy simulation training in the traditionally applied school environment. After all students in the face-to-face education and online education groups complete their applications, the students will practice on the material one by one in the school environment and will be evaluated through the Episiotomy Skill Evaluation Form. In the evaluation, a blinding technique will be used to prevent the person conducting the study interventions from making an evaluation in favor of the intervention group. For this purpose, the faculty member conducting the research initiatives will not take part in the evaluation, instead the evaluation will be made by two different field experts. The experts to be consulted for the evaluation will consist of people working as academicians in the field of obstetrics, nursing and midwifery. After the evaluation, students will have to fill out the survey (Student Information Form) and scale (Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale). ;


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NCT number NCT06283537
Study type Interventional
Source Kastamonu University
Contact Nihal AYDIN, PhD
Phone 5327176863
Email nihalaydin@kastamonu.edu.tr
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 1, 2024
Completion date May 30, 2024

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