Midwifery Students EducationNCT05909306
Development of a Partograph E-learning Tool and Evaluation of Its Efficiency in Student Midwives
A study testing Education Group in people with Midwifery Students Education, run by Aydin Adnan Menderes University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
A randomized control trial was made to develop a partograph e-learning tool and evaluate its effectiveness in student midwives in Turkey. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Midwifery Students Education
- What is being tested?
- Education Group
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 93 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2021to 28 Oct 2021
- 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
- Studying in the 3rd year of the midwifery undergraduate program
- Those who took the Childbirth and Postpartum Period Lecture and enrolled in the Childbirth and Postpartum Period At Risk Lecture
- Able to use the internet and computer
- Having an e-mail address with which he can communicate over the internet
- Students with internet access
Who cannot join
- Students who could not continue their education due to reasons (Registration freeze, lateral transfer, health problems, etc.) were excluded from the research.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Adnan Menderes University
Aydin, Efeler, 09100
About this study
Official title: Development of a Partograph E-learning Tool and Evaluation of Its Efficiency in Student Midwives in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
A randomized control trial was made to develop a partograph e-learning tool and evaluate its effectiveness in student midwives in Turkey.
Read the detailed description
With the use of a partograph, complications are detected and intervened promptly, and unnecessary applications are avoided. Therefore, it has become an integral part of the practices of midwives who manage normal births under their responsibility to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. One of the intrapartum care services of midwives is to detect prolonged labor, especially with the use of a partograph, and to apply quick and accurate intervention. However, the partograph is not widely used all over the world at the desired level.
Recently, the use of the e-learning system, which is recommended as a method of obtaining and perceiving information easily, has increased considerably. Although this is a new concept in our country, it has started to be adopted rapidly.
In our country, there is no study on the use of e-learning in midwifery practices. However, in many international studies, it is stated that e-learning is acceptable and more practical and effective than classical methods in midwifery education and practices. This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to develop an e-learning tool that could be an alternative to midwifery students' learning of the use of a partograph and to evaluate its effectiveness.
The hypothesis was tested that there is a significant difference between the students who received and did not receive training with the partograph e-learning tool in terms of post-test education achievement scores. In addition, it was found that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test education achievement scores of the students who received training with the partograph e-learning tool.
- Conditions
- Midwifery Students Education
- Being tested
- Education Group
- Keywords
- Partograph, e-learning, midwifery, e-partograph
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Education GroupOther
Two online meetings were planned with the education group. In the first meeting, an average of 35-minute-long live lecturing was performed on filling out the data forms and using the partograph e-learning tool through e-learning tool created in the first interview. The researcher held the second interview one week after the first one. In the second interview, a live lecture lasting 30 minutes was given to talk about and solve the problems that students experienced with the partograph e-learning tool and answer the questions. The partograph e-learning tool was kept open for one month for the students in the education group. At the end of the one-month education, the students were asked to fill out the post-test (Academic Achievement Test) defined in the system. After the post-test was completed, the system was closed to the access of the students in the education group and made available to the students in the control group.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Education Group | Experimental | The education group was applied partograph education in addition to formal education by using the partograph e-learning tool that was developed. Receives: Other: Education Group |
| Control Group | No intervention | The control group continued their formal education. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Acadeic Achievement Test before intervention (Pretest)
The Academic Achievement Test consisted of eight multiple-choice questions and two case scenarios about knowledge, skills, and synthesis on the use of the partograph in labor. For each question regarding the partograph knowledge level, correct answers were scored 2 and incorrect answers 0. The minimum score on the knowledge is a 0; maximum is 16. For partograph filling skills, students systematically reviewed each case and filled out partographs with the given information and were evaluated one by one according to individual partograph components. The minimum score on the both cases are a 0; maximum is 34. For the partograph synthesis, open-ended interpretation questions were added to the end of each case. The minimum score on the partograph synthesis are a 0; maximum is 10. In total, the minimum possible score on the the Academic Achievement Test is a 0; maximum is 60. Higher scores indicate greater levels of Academic Achievement.
Measured: After randomization, in the first meeting
Acadeic Achievement Test after intervention (Posttest )
The Academic Achievement Test consisted of eight multiple-choice questions and two case scenarios about knowledge, skills, and synthesis on the use of the partograph in labor. For each question regarding the partograph knowledge level, correct answers were scored 2 and incorrect answers 0. The minimum score on the knowledge is a 0; maximum is 16. For partograph filling skills, students systematically reviewed each case and filled out partographs with the given information and were evaluated one by one according to individual partograph components. The minimum score on the both cases are a 0; maximum is 34. For the partograph synthesis, open-ended interpretation questions were added to the end of each case. The minimum score on the partograph synthesis are a 0; maximum is 10. In total, the minimum possible score on the the Academic Achievement Test is a 0; maximum is 60. Higher scores indicate greater levels of Academic Achievement.
Measured: One month after the pretest.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jun 2023
- Study start1 Jun 2021
- Primary completion28 Oct 2021
- Study completion28 Oct 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Midwifery Students EducationStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Model description
- The complete randomization technique was used to assign students to groups. Following recruitment, the midwifery students were divided into an education and a control group by randomization. The first half of the list consisting of numbers produced randomly showed the students to be assigned to the education group and the other half indicated the students to be assigned to the control group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 93 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Damla Kizilca Cakaloz, Aydin Adnan Menderes University
- Investigators
- Damla Kizilca Cakaloz, PhD, Study chair, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of MidwiferyAyden Coban, PhD, Study director, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Midwifery
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05909306
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Interventional study in Turkey
- Status last verified
- Jun 2023
- First submitted
- 12 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 22 Jun 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The data sets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Jun 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development of a Partograph E-learning Tool and Evaluation of Its Efficiency in Student Midwives in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05909306
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Interventional study in Turkey
- Conditions
- Midwifery Students Education
- Keywords
- Partograph, e-learning, midwifery, e-partograph
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 93 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Oct 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Oct 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Jun 2023 (actual)
- 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.
A randomized control trial was made to develop a partograph e-learning tool and evaluate its effectiveness in student midwives in Turkey.
Detailed description
With the use of a partograph, complications are detected and intervened promptly, and unnecessary applications are avoided. Therefore, it has become an integral part of the practices of midwives who manage normal births under their responsibility to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. One of the intrapartum care services of midwives is to detect prolonged labor, especially with the use of a partograph, and to apply quick and accurate intervention. However, the partograph is not widely used all over the world at the desired level.
Recently, the use of the e-learning system, which is recommended as a method of obtaining and perceiving information easily, has increased considerably. Although this is a new concept in our country, it has started to be adopted rapidly.
In our country, there is no study on the use of e-learning in midwifery practices. However, in many international studies, it is stated that e-learning is acceptable and more practical and effective than classical methods in midwifery education and practices. This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to develop an e-learning tool that could be an alternative to midwifery students' learning of the use of a partograph and to evaluate its effectiveness.
The hypothesis was tested that there is a significant difference between the students who received and did not receive training with the partograph e-learning tool in terms of post-test education achievement scores. In addition, it was found that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test education achievement scores of the students who received training with the partograph e-learning tool.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The complete randomization technique was used to assign students to groups. Following recruitment, the midwifery students were divided into an education and a control group by randomization. The first half of the list consisting of numbers produced randomly showed the students to be assigned to the education group and the other half indicated the students to be assigned to the control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Education Group | Experimental | Other: Education GroupThe education group was applied partograph education in addition to formal education by using the partograph e-learning tool that was developed. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –The control group continued their formal education. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Studying in the 3rd year of the midwifery undergraduate program
- Those who took the Childbirth and Postpartum Period Lecture and enrolled in the Childbirth and Postpartum Period At Risk Lecture
- Able to use the internet and computer
- Having an e-mail address with which he can communicate over the internet
- Students with internet access
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Students who could not continue their education due to reasons (Registration freeze, lateral transfer, health problems, etc.) were excluded from the research.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education GroupTwo online meetings were planned with the education group. In the first meeting, an average of 35-minute-long live lecturing was performed on filling out the data forms and using the partograph e-learning tool through e-learning tool created in the first interview. The researcher held the second interview one week after the first one. In the second interview, a live lecture lasting 30 minutes was given to talk about and solve the problems that students experienced with the partograph e-learning tool and answer the questions. The partograph e-learning tool was kept open for one month for the students in the education group. At the end of the one-month education, the students were asked to fill out the post-test (Academic Achievement Test) defined in the system. After the post-test was completed, the system was closed to the access of the students in the education group and made available to the students in the control group. | Other | Education Group |
Primary outcome
Acadeic Achievement Test before intervention (Pretest)
Time frame: After randomization, in the first meeting
The Academic Achievement Test consisted of eight multiple-choice questions and two case scenarios about knowledge, skills, and synthesis on the use of the partograph in labor. For each question regarding the partograph knowledge level, correct answers were scored 2 and incorrect answers 0. The minimum score on the knowledge is a 0; maximum is 16. For partograph filling skills, students systematically reviewed each case and filled out partographs with the given information and were evaluated one by one according to individual partograph components. The minimum score on the both cases are a 0; maximum is 34. For the partograph synthesis, open-ended interpretation questions were added to the end of each case. The minimum score on the partograph synthesis are a 0; maximum is 10. In total, the minimum possible score on the the Academic Achievement Test is a 0; maximum is 60. Higher scores indicate greater levels of Academic Achievement.
Acadeic Achievement Test after intervention (Posttest )
Time frame: One month after the pretest.
The Academic Achievement Test consisted of eight multiple-choice questions and two case scenarios about knowledge, skills, and synthesis on the use of the partograph in labor. For each question regarding the partograph knowledge level, correct answers were scored 2 and incorrect answers 0. The minimum score on the knowledge is a 0; maximum is 16. For partograph filling skills, students systematically reviewed each case and filled out partographs with the given information and were evaluated one by one according to individual partograph components. The minimum score on the both cases are a 0; maximum is 34. For the partograph synthesis, open-ended interpretation questions were added to the end of each case. The minimum score on the partograph synthesis are a 0; maximum is 10. In total, the minimum possible score on the the Academic Achievement Test is a 0; maximum is 60. Higher scores indicate greater levels of Academic Achievement.
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 22 Jun 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The data sets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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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.
Damla Kizilca Cakaloz, PhD study chair
Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Midwifery
Ayden Coban, PhD study director
Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Midwifery
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Education Group in people with Midwifery Students Education, run by Aydin Adnan Menderes University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 1 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 22 Jun 2023. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
Acadeic Achievement Test before intervention (Pretest) (time frame: After randomization, in the first meeting). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 22 Jun 2023.