TechnologyNCT06560567
Attitudes and Barriers of Prosthetics and Orthotics Professionals in Turkey Towards 3D Printers and Technology
An observational study of Technology, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study aim is the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology will be determined. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Technology
- How many people
- 131 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 10 Jan 2023to 10 Jun 2023
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: A total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, completed the survey. The inclusion criteria for the participants were determined as working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center and being 18 years of age or older.
Who may be able to join
- As working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center
- Being 18 years of age or older.
Who cannot join
- Insufficient cognitive level to answer the survey
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Investigation of the Attitudes and Barriers of Prosthetics and Orthotics Professionals in Turkey Towards 3D Printers and Technology
This study aim is the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology will be determined.
Read the detailed description
It is known that there are generally concerns about high capital costs and return on investment in the use of 3D printer technology in Turkey.
It is known that there is no study in Turkey to investigate the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology. Therefore, the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology will be questioned in the study. It was aimed to reveal the perspectives and concerns about 3D printers and technology and to emphasize the importance of increasing the number of education and competent personnel regarding the dissemination of technological applications in practice.
In the study investigating the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthosis professionals towards 3D printers and technology in Turkey, a total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, were included.
The participants first filled out the Demographic Information Form. This form includes demographic information such as the participant's age, gender, education level, profession, duration of professional experience, geographical region where they work, the number of in-service trainings they receive in the field of orthosis and prosthesis, weekly working hours and the number of daily patients they communicate with.
At the end of the demographic information, the participants were asked to state open-endedly what they had concerns about technology that they could not define.
In addition, questions created according to the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI) were also answered by the participants.
When the participants were asked whether they had concerns about 3D printers and technology that they could not define, it was determined that they mostly answered no. When the participants who had concerns were asked open-endedly about their concerns, the answers given were mostly about the lack of information or competent personnel for use when the answers were collected under common headings. It was observed that the technology acceptance model and proximity to technology had an effect on the time spent in the profession and the total score of ATI.
- Conditions
- Technology
- Keywords
- Three-Dimensional Printing, Anxiety, Orthosis, Limb prosthesis
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Prosthetics and Orthotics Professionals | A total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, completed the survey. The inclusion criteria for the participants were determined as working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center and being 18 years of age or older. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
While creating the TAM survey, a total of 23 questions were asked to measure the perceived of usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude variable, intention variable and the behavior variable towards 3D Printing and Technology.
Questions were also asked to determine demographic characteristics. Demographic information questions are; participant's age, gender, education level, job, work experience (years), job geographic region, number of in-service trainings in orthotics and prosthetics, weekly working hours and number of patients contacted daily. At the end of the demographic information, participants were asked to clearly state their concerns about technology that they could not define.
While the questions regarding demographic targets in the survey were categorical, the questions measuring perceptions regarding the use of 3D printing and technology included 5-point Likert type answers. (1: Strongly disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly agree)
Measured: immediately after screening
Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI)
ATI evaluates the affinity to technology by focusing on user-system interaction. The scale takes into account cognitive needs to base affinity to technology on basic psychological structures and the questions are formulated accordingly. The title of the scale includes the statement that questions will be asked about interaction with technical systems. In our study, 3D Printer technology was stated to the participants as a technical system. The scale consists of 9 questions and the answers are in the form of a 6-point Likert scale: '1=Totally disagree, 2=Mostly disagree, 3=Partially disagree, 4=Partially agree, 5=Mostly agree, 6=Totally agree'. Finally, an average score was calculated over the 9 questions.
Measured: immediately after screening
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Aug 2024
- Study start10 Jan 2023
- Primary completion10 Mar 2023
- Study completion10 Jun 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for TechnologyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Medipol 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 131 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Medipol University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ayse Yazgan, Medipol University
- Investigators
- Ayşe Yazgan, Principal investigator, https://www.medipol.edu.tr/
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06560567
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MedipolU-OP-AY-02
- Status last verified
- Aug 2024
- First submitted
- 14 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Aug 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Aug 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Investigation of the Attitudes and Barriers of Prosthetics and Orthotics Professionals in Turkey Towards 3D Printers and Technology
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06560567
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MedipolU-OP-AY-02
- Conditions
- Technology
- Keywords
- Three-Dimensional Printing, Anxiety, Orthosis, Limb prosthesis
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 131 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Medipol UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 10 Jun 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Aug 2024 (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.
This study aim is the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology will be determined.
Detailed description
It is known that there are generally concerns about high capital costs and return on investment in the use of 3D printer technology in Turkey.
It is known that there is no study in Turkey to investigate the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology. Therefore, the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthotics professionals towards 3D printers and technology will be questioned in the study. It was aimed to reveal the perspectives and concerns about 3D printers and technology and to emphasize the importance of increasing the number of education and competent personnel regarding the dissemination of technological applications in practice.
In the study investigating the attitudes and barriers of prosthetics and orthosis professionals towards 3D printers and technology in Turkey, a total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, were included.
The participants first filled out the Demographic Information Form. This form includes demographic information such as the participant's age, gender, education level, profession, duration of professional experience, geographical region where they work, the number of in-service trainings they receive in the field of orthosis and prosthesis, weekly working hours and the number of daily patients they communicate with.
At the end of the demographic information, the participants were asked to state open-endedly what they had concerns about technology that they could not define.
In addition, questions created according to the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI) were also answered by the participants.
When the participants were asked whether they had concerns about 3D printers and technology that they could not define, it was determined that they mostly answered no. When the participants who had concerns were asked open-endedly about their concerns, the answers given were mostly about the lack of information or competent personnel for use when the answers were collected under common headings. It was observed that the technology acceptance model and proximity to technology had an effect on the time spent in the profession and the total score of ATI.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Prosthetics and Orthotics Professionals | – | –A total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, completed the survey. The inclusion criteria for the participants were determined as working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center and being 18 years of age or older. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- A total of 131 participants, 29 female and 102 male, aged at least 18 and at most 65 years old, completed the survey. The inclusion criteria for the participants were determined as working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center and being 18 years of age or older.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- As working in an Orthosis and Prosthesis Application Center
- Being 18 years of age or older.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Insufficient cognitive level to answer the survey
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Time frame: immediately after screening
While creating the TAM survey, a total of 23 questions were asked to measure the perceived of usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude variable, intention variable and the behavior variable towards 3D Printing and Technology. Questions were also asked to determine demographic characteristics. Demographic information questions are; participant's age, gender, education level, job, work experience (years), job geographic region, number of in-service trainings in orthotics and prosthetics, weekly working hours and number of patients contacted daily. At the end of the demographic information, participants were asked to clearly state their concerns about technology that they could not define. While the questions regarding demographic targets in the survey were categorical, the questions measuring perceptions regarding the use of 3D printing and technology included 5-point Likert type answers. (1: Strongly disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Neutral, 4: Agree, 5: Strongly agree)
Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI)
Time frame: immediately after screening
ATI evaluates the affinity to technology by focusing on user-system interaction. The scale takes into account cognitive needs to base affinity to technology on basic psychological structures and the questions are formulated accordingly. The title of the scale includes the statement that questions will be asked about interaction with technical systems. In our study, 3D Printer technology was stated to the participants as a technical system. The scale consists of 9 questions and the answers are in the form of a 6-point Likert scale: '1=Totally disagree, 2=Mostly disagree, 3=Partially disagree, 4=Partially agree, 5=Mostly agree, 6=Totally agree'. Finally, an average score was calculated over the 9 questions.
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 19 Aug 2024.
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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.
Ayşe Yazgan principal investigator
https://www.medipol.edu.tr/
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Technology, run by Medipol 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 2 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 19 Aug 2024. 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?
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) (time frame: immediately after screening). 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 19 Aug 2024.