LearningNCT02635295
Mobile Cooperation During the Clinical Practicum
A study testing Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum in people with Learning, run by University of Turku at 1 site in Finland.
Trial summary
The aim of this study is: 1. to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation (MC) during the clinical practicum, 2. to measure the usability of the mobile application. The detailed research questions and hypothesis of this study are as follows: 1. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Learning
- What is being tested?
- Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 108 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFinland
- Study dates
- Jan 2015to Jun 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- pre-registration nursing student in one polytechnic undertaking nursing, midwifery or public health nursing degree programme,
- at least second-year students,
- entering a five week internal medicine or surgical clinical practicum at the participating hospital district,
- entering the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
- access to a smartphone or tablet PC running iOS or Android OS.
Who cannot join
- pre-registration nursing students undertaking critical care nursing degree program,
- is unable to enter the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
- has not access to an appropriate smartphone or tablet PC,
- is unwilling to provide consent.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The aim of this study is:
- to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation (MC) during the clinical practicum,
- to measure the usability of the mobile application.
Read more
The detailed research questions and hypothesis of this study are as follows:
- What is the impact of MC on the nurse competence level of nursing students evaluated by work role, teaching-coaching and therapeutic interventions? H1: Nursing students' using MC will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of nurse competence than those using standard cooperation (SC). H2: Nursing students' using MC will have higher level of nurse competence assessed by mentors after clinical practicum than those using SC.
- What is the impact of MC on the clinical self-efficacy level of nursing students? H3: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of self-efficacy in clinical performance than those using standard cooperation.
- What is the impact of mobile cooperation on the satisfaction level of nursing students evaluated by supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher? H4: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have higher level of satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher after clinical practicum than those using standard cooperation.
- What is the perceived usability of the mobile application by the intervention group?
The ultimate goal is to establish a modern, innovative solution for the nursing student - nurse teacher cooperation to support and facilitate the clinical learning of nursing students during the clinical practicum.
Read the detailed description
The study takes place in surgical and internal medicine wards and related specialties and subspecialties in five academic hospitals of one hospital district in Finland.The setting of the study have similar learning environments and mentors.
The sample size was determined with power analysis and the target sample size is 50 subjects per group i.e. 100 in total.
All eligible student participants are identified from the student group lists and the employment service database (Jobstep) of the polytechnic.
Students are recruited by means of direct invitation at the polytechnic. The recruitment is continued until number of eligible participants desired is achieved. The mentors from the wards, supervising the students during the study, are informed of the study and recruited by direct invitations by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use MC during the 5 week clinical practicum, while participants in the control group use SC.
- Conditions
- Learning
- Being tested
- Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum
- Keywords
- Clinical practicum, Nursing student, Nurse teacher, Mobile technology, Cooperation, Nurse competence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicumBehavioural
The intervention include (1) use of mobile application in nursing student - nurse teacher (NT) cooperation during the 5 weeks clinical practicum and (2) training at the beginning of the clinical practicum in the functions of the mobile application by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use mobile application for documentation of the terms of hours, learning diaries, objectives as well as mid-point and end-evaluation during the clinical practicum. NT and students have direct access to documents in the mobile application and to wireless communication regardless of time and place. The actions in the mobile application are automatically saved and shared between student and the NT.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile cooperation | Experimental | Nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum. Receives: Behavioral: Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum |
| Standard cooperation | No intervention | Nursing student - nurse teacher standard cooperation during the clinical practicum. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in students' nurse competence level measured with the NCS
Changes in students' self-assessed level of the nurse competence measured with the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS) at baseline (before the intervention) and week 5 (after the intervention). In addition, mentors assesses the nurse competence of students at 5 week with the NCS.
Measured: Baseline, week 5
Secondary outcomes (4)
Changes in students' clinical self-efficacy measured with the SECP
Changes in students' self-assessments of their own self-efficacy measured with the Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale at baseline (before the intervention) and week 5 (after the intervention).
Measured: Baseline, week 5
Students' satisfaction to the clinical learning environment measured with the CLES+T at ward level
Students' satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher is measured with the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher Scale (CLES Scale) at ward level
Measured: At the baseline
Students' satisfaction to the clinical learning environment measured with the CLES+T2 at student level
Students' satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher is measured with the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher Scale (CLES+T2 Scale) at student level
Measured: Week 5
Process evaluation by the students in the intervention group
The perceived usability of the mobile application is measured by the students with the System Usability Scale, SUS. The intervention is assessed by a structured process evaluation questionnaire at week 5 (after the intervention). The perceived effects and development propositions for the intervention are measured qualitatively at week 6 by a focus group interview (semi-structured questions) with students and at week 16 by student essays (open-ended questions).
Measured: Week 5, week 6, week 16
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Dec 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2015
- Primary completionMar 2015
- Study completionJun 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for LearningStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 108 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Turku
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Camilla Strandell-Laine, University of Turku
- Investigators
- Camilla Strandell-Laine, PhD(c), Principal investigator, University of Turku
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02635295
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 45/2014
- Status last verified
- Dec 2015
- First submitted
- 2 Dec 2015
- Last updated
- 18 Dec 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Strandell-Laine C, Saarikoski M, Loyttyniemi E, Meretoja R, Salminen L, Leino-Kilpi H. Effectiveness of mobile cooperation intervention on students' clinical learning outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs. 2018 Jun;74(6):1319-1331. doi: 10.1111/jan.13542. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
PubMed 29444335
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Dec 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Mobile Cooperation During the Clinical Practicum
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02635295
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 45/2014
- Conditions
- Learning
- Keywords
- Clinical practicum, Nursing student, Nurse teacher, Mobile technology, Cooperation, Nurse competence
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 108 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of TurkuUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2015
- Primary completion
- Mar 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Dec 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is:
- to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation (MC) during the clinical practicum,
- to measure the usability of the mobile application.
The detailed research questions and hypothesis of this study are as follows:
- What is the impact of MC on the nurse competence level of nursing students evaluated by work role, teaching-coaching and therapeutic interventions? H1: Nursing students' using MC will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of nurse competence than those using standard cooperation (SC). H2: Nursing students' using MC will have higher level of nurse competence assessed by mentors after clinical practicum than those using SC.
- What is the impact of MC on the clinical self-efficacy level of nursing students? H3: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of self-efficacy in clinical performance than those using standard cooperation.
- What is the impact of mobile cooperation on the satisfaction level of nursing students evaluated by supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher? H4: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have higher level of satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher after clinical practicum than those using standard cooperation.
- What is the perceived usability of the mobile application by the intervention group?
The ultimate goal is to establish a modern, innovative solution for the nursing student - nurse teacher cooperation to support and facilitate the clinical learning of nursing students during the clinical practicum.
Detailed description
The study takes place in surgical and internal medicine wards and related specialties and subspecialties in five academic hospitals of one hospital district in Finland.The setting of the study have similar learning environments and mentors.
The sample size was determined with power analysis and the target sample size is 50 subjects per group i.e. 100 in total.
All eligible student participants are identified from the student group lists and the employment service database (Jobstep) of the polytechnic.
Students are recruited by means of direct invitation at the polytechnic. The recruitment is continued until number of eligible participants desired is achieved. The mentors from the wards, supervising the students during the study, are informed of the study and recruited by direct invitations by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use MC during the 5 week clinical practicum, while participants in the control group use SC.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile cooperation | Experimental | Behavioral: Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicumNursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum. |
| Standard cooperation | No intervention | –Nursing student - nurse teacher standard cooperation during the clinical practicum. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- pre-registration nursing student in one polytechnic undertaking nursing, midwifery or public health nursing degree programme,
- at least second-year students,
- entering a five week internal medicine or surgical clinical practicum at the participating hospital district,
- entering the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
- access to a smartphone or tablet PC running iOS or Android OS.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- pre-registration nursing students undertaking critical care nursing degree program,
- is unable to enter the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
- has not access to an appropriate smartphone or tablet PC,
- is unwilling to provide consent.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicumThe intervention include (1) use of mobile application in nursing student - nurse teacher (NT) cooperation during the 5 weeks clinical practicum and (2) training at the beginning of the clinical practicum in the functions of the mobile application by the researcher. Students in the intervention group use mobile application for documentation of the terms of hours, learning diaries, objectives as well as mid-point and end-evaluation during the clinical practicum. NT and students have direct access to documents in the mobile application and to wireless communication regardless of time and place. The actions in the mobile application are automatically saved and shared between student and the NT. | Behavioural | Mobile cooperation |
Primary outcome
Changes in students' nurse competence level measured with the NCS
Time frame: Baseline, week 5
Changes in students' self-assessed level of the nurse competence measured with the Nurse Competence Scale (NCS) at baseline (before the intervention) and week 5 (after the intervention). In addition, mentors assesses the nurse competence of students at 5 week with the NCS.
4 secondary outcomes
Changes in students' clinical self-efficacy measured with the SECP
Time frame: Baseline, week 5
Students' satisfaction to the clinical learning environment measured with the CLES+T at ward level
Time frame: At the baseline
Students' satisfaction to the clinical learning environment measured with the CLES+T2 at student level
Time frame: Week 5
Process evaluation by the students in the intervention group
Time frame: Week 5, week 6, week 16
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Dec 2015.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29444335Strandell-Laine C, Saarikoski M, Loyttyniemi E, Meretoja R, Salminen L, Leino-Kilpi H. Effectiveness of mobile cooperation intervention on students' clinical learning outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs. 2018 Jun;74(6):1319-1331. doi: 10.1111/jan.13542. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Camilla Strandell-Laine, PhD(c) principal investigator
University of Turku
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum in people with Learning, run by University of Turku at 1 site in Finland.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Finland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Changes in students' nurse competence level measured with the NCS (time frame: Baseline, week 5). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02635295, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Dec 2015.