Educational ProblemsNCT06009913
Online Versus Real Time Dental Education
A study testing online teaching and In class teaching in people with Educational Problems, run by Ain Shams University at 2 sites in Egypt.
Trial summary
Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 21 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Educational Problems
- What is being tested?
- online teaching and In class teaching
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2022to 1 Jan 2023
- 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 20 to 21 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- fourth year students attending normally in ain shams university
Who cannot join
- any student who is repeating or had this course before
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Egypt2 sites
Faculty of Dentistry Ain Shams University
Cairo, 11361
Ain shams University
Cairo, 11757
About this study
Official title: What is More Effective Online Versus Real Time Dental Education
Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19. Class 2020 had nearly a complete online teaching of theoretical part, practical and minimal patient interaction. Class 2021 had the opportunity to try both systems because of partial lockdown in 2020 and complete return to work in 2021.
Read the detailed description
Methodology
Evaluation of the quality of teaching of oral surgery curriculum during the COVID 19 lock down.
The Objective Achieving high quality teaching in similar future situations. The Standards used for evaluation. The course report published by the faculty student's affair section and the students survey.
ETHICS \& ENGAGEMENT This data was collected from the course report published by the faculty student's affair section. All students shared in the survey consented that their data can be used and presented for research and audit purposes. All adjunctive research presented in this audit got ethical clearance from the Faculty Ethical Committee.
sample Fourth year students studying oral surgery had online teaching and forty students had real time teaching.
Survey Questions A short five-question survey was used to assess the students overall and was given to 40 students from each class to assess the student's satisfaction with the quality of the education.
The survey questions:
- Technical skills taught during the academic year were valuable or not.
- real patients provide higher skills compared to dummies and models
- Teaching in real classroom is better than teaching through online portal
- do you prefer introudction of dummies before real time patients
- Regarding the overall satisfaction by the education system The survey portal had a percentage satisfactory meter. Responses over 50% or equal 50% were considered yes and responses below 50% were considered no.
Statistical assessment:
Chi-square test was used to assess the statistical significance between the results using SPSS software.
- Conditions
- Educational Problems
- Being tested
- online teaching, In class teaching
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
online teachingOther
teaching of subject was done using online system only
In class teachingOther
subjects were explained in normal class room
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| online teaching | Experimental | Teaching was done completely online Receives: Other: online teaching |
| Conventional class room | Active comparator | Teaching was done completely offline in classroom Receives: Other: In class teaching |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
effectiveness of online teaching
through a survey 40 students will volunteer for online teaching education survey assessment
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Aug 2023
- Study start1 Jan 2022
- Primary completion1 Jan 2023
- Study completion1 Jan 2023
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 Educational ProblemsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ain Shams UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- two group survey 40 students had online teaching 40 students had real time teaching
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ain Shams University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Yasser Mohamed Nabil Ahmed Khirat El Hadidi, Ain Shams University
- Investigators
- Mohamed diaa, Study chair, Ain shams
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06009913
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21/8/2023asu
- Status last verified
- Aug 2023
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Introduction: Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. Methodology: The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19.
Publications
Haridy R, Abdalla MA, Kaisarly D, Gezawi ME. A cross-sectional multicenter survey on the future of dental education in the era of COVID-19: Alternatives and implications. J Dent Educ. 2021 Apr;85(4):483-493. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12498. Epub 2020 Dec 1.
PubMed 33263205
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Aug 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- What is More Effective Online Versus Real Time Dental Education
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06009913
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 21/8/2023asu
- Conditions
- Educational Problems
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ain Shams UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jan 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Aug 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.
Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19. Class 2020 had nearly a complete online teaching of theoretical part, practical and minimal patient interaction. Class 2021 had the opportunity to try both systems because of partial lockdown in 2020 and complete return to work in 2021.
Detailed description
Methodology
Evaluation of the quality of teaching of oral surgery curriculum during the COVID 19 lock down.
The Objective Achieving high quality teaching in similar future situations. The Standards used for evaluation. The course report published by the faculty student's affair section and the students survey.
ETHICS \& ENGAGEMENT This data was collected from the course report published by the faculty student's affair section. All students shared in the survey consented that their data can be used and presented for research and audit purposes. All adjunctive research presented in this audit got ethical clearance from the Faculty Ethical Committee.
sample Fourth year students studying oral surgery had online teaching and forty students had real time teaching.
Survey Questions A short five-question survey was used to assess the students overall and was given to 40 students from each class to assess the student's satisfaction with the quality of the education.
The survey questions:
- Technical skills taught during the academic year were valuable or not.
- real patients provide higher skills compared to dummies and models
- Teaching in real classroom is better than teaching through online portal
- do you prefer introudction of dummies before real time patients
- Regarding the overall satisfaction by the education system The survey portal had a percentage satisfactory meter. Responses over 50% or equal 50% were considered yes and responses below 50% were considered no.
Statistical assessment:
Chi-square test was used to assess the statistical significance between the results using SPSS software.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- two group survey 40 students had online teaching 40 students had real time teaching
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| online teaching | Experimental | Other: online teachingTeaching was done completely online |
| Conventional class room | Active comparator | Other: In class teachingTeaching was done completely offline in classroom |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- fourth year students attending normally in ain shams university
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- any student who is repeating or had this course before
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 |
|---|---|---|
| online teachingteaching of subject was done using online system only | Other | online teaching |
| In class teachingsubjects were explained in normal class room | Other | Conventional class room |
Primary outcome
effectiveness of online teaching
Time frame: 3 months
through a survey 40 students will volunteer for online teaching education survey assessment
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 24 Aug 2023.
- Results publication: PubMed 33263205Haridy R, Abdalla MA, Kaisarly D, Gezawi ME. A cross-sectional multicenter survey on the future of dental education in the era of COVID-19: Alternatives and implications. J Dent Educ. 2021 Apr;85(4):483-493. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12498. Epub 2020 Dec 1.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Introduction: Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. Methodology: The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19.
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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.
Mohamed diaa study chair
Ain shams
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing online teaching and In class teaching in people with Educational Problems, run by Ain Shams University at 2 sites in Egypt.
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 1 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 24 Aug 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Egypt. 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?
effectiveness of online teaching (time frame: 3 months). 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 NCT06009913, 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 24 Aug 2023.