Medical EducationNCT07838467
Telemedicine Education Program for Medical Students
A study testing Structured Telemedicine Education Program in people with Medical Education and Telemedicine, run by Selcuk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study evaluated a structured telemedicine education program for undergraduate medical students. Third-year medical students participated in either a structured telemedicine education program or a control condition. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Medical Education, Telemedicine
- What is being tested?
- Structured Telemedicine Education Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 68 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 18 Sep 2023to 23 Feb 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Third-year medical students enrolled at Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Voluntary participation in the study. Provision of informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Students who did not complete the pretest or posttest assessments. Students who did not participate in the final simulated telemedicine consultation.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Preparing Future Physicians for Digital Practice: Evaluation of a Structured Telemedicine Education Program
This study evaluated a structured telemedicine education program for undergraduate medical students. Third-year medical students participated in either a structured telemedicine education program or a control condition. The education program included theoretical sessions, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback. Students' telemedicine knowledge was assessed before and after the study, and their telemedicine consultation skills were evaluated through a standardized simulated patient encounter. The study aimed to examine whether structured telemedicine education could improve medical students' knowledge and consultation skills.
Read the detailed description
This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest control group design to evaluate a structured telemedicine education program for third-year medical students. The study included an intervention group and a control group.
The intervention group participated in a 15-week structured telemedicine education program. The program included theoretical sessions on telemedicine, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback from instructors, simulated patients, and peers. The control group continued the routine medical curriculum and did not receive the structured telemedicine education program during the study period.
Telemedicine knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice knowledge test before and after the intervention period. At the end of the study, students' telemedicine consultation performance was evaluated through a standardized simulated patient encounter using a 20-item structured checklist. Student feedback on the education program was also collected from the intervention group.
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Telemedicine
- Being tested
- Structured Telemedicine Education Program
- Keywords
- medical education, telemedicine education, Simulation-Based Education, Curriculum Development
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Structured Telemedicine Education ProgramBehavioural
The intervention was a 15-week structured telemedicine education program for third-year medical students. It included theoretical sessions on telemedicine, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback. The program was designed to develop students' knowledge of telemedicine and their skills in conducting telemedicine consultations.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Telemedicine Education Program | Experimental | Third-year medical students in this arm participated in a 15-week structured telemedicine education program. The program included theoretical sessions, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback from instructors, simulated patients, and peers. Receives: Behavioral: Structured Telemedicine Education Program |
| Control Group | No intervention | Participants in the control group continued the routine medical curriculum and did not receive the structured telemedicine education program during the study period. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Telemedicine Knowledge Test Score
Telemedicine knowledge was assessed using the Telemedicine Knowledge Test, a multiple-choice test developed for this study. The total score was calculated as the number of correct responses, with higher scores indicating greater telemedicine knowledge.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the 15-week intervention
Telemedicine Consultation Performance
Telemedicine consultation performance was assessed using a 20-item structured checklist during a standardized simulated patient encounter. Each item was scored as performed (1) or not performed (0), resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 20. Higher scores indicated better telemedicine consultation performance.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the 15-week intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Sep 2026
- Study start18 Sep 2023
- Primary completion8 Jan 2024
- Study completion23 Feb 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Medical 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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design with parallel intervention and control groups.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 68 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Selcuk University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rahime Merve Uçar, Selcuk University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07838467
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2023/514
- Other IDs
- TDK-2023-8964
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 16 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: No formal plan for sharing individual participant data was established for this study.
Publications
Bajra R, Frazier W, Graves L, Jacobson K, Rodriguez A, Theobald M, Lin S. Feasibility and Acceptability of a US National Telemedicine Curriculum for Medical Students and Residents: Multi-institutional Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Med Educ. 2023 May 8;9:e43190. doi: 10.2196/43190.
PubMed 37155241Bulik RJ, Shokar GS. Integrating telemedicine instruction into the curriculum: expanding student perspectives of the scope of clinical practice. J Telemed Telecare. 2010;16(7):355-8. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2010.090910. Epub 2010 Jul 19.
PubMed 20643847Jonas CE, Durning SJ, Zebrowski C, Cimino F. An Interdisciplinary, Multi-Institution Telehealth Course for Third-Year Medical Students. Acad Med. 2019 Jun;94(6):833-837. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002701.
PubMed 30870152