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The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the impact of online educational material versus a classic lecture on the confidence levels, knowledge and knowledge application of final-year nursing students.
Participants will be asked to complete a baseline self-efficacy evaluation and a baseline knowledge test which were validated by the 11-member international expert panel previously established.
After randomization, the control group will be asked to attend a classic 1-hour lecture at the nursing school about the topic of prone positioning and skin/tissue damage prevention.
The experimental group will get access to the PRONEtect educational website containing short simulation videos and other learning materials.
Three weeks later the participants will be asked to complete the self-efficacy evaluation and knowledge assessment again, additionally a knowledge application assessment.
All the questionnaires will be administered via Qualtrics.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental group: Access to online PRONEtect educational material | Experimental | A website with educational material (simulation video, protocol, checklist). |
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| Control group: Classic one-hour lecture | Active Comparator | Didactive presentation by the usual nursing school lecturer. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (online) PRONEtect educational material | Other | This is a website containing educational material like short simulation videos on how to turn a patient from supine-to-prone and prone-to-supine positioning, how to protect the skin from incontinence, or before securing endotracheal-/nasogastric tubes, how to reposition the patient to prevent pressure injuries, a full protocol regarding prone positioning etc. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge assessment (test score) | A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%. | 3 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence levels (survey scores) | A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Nursing students who are not yet in their final year of studies.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent University | Ghent | 9000 | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38402096 | Derived | Fourie A, Ahtiala M, Black J, Campos HH, Coyer F, Gefen A, LeBlanc K, Smet S, Vollman K, Walsh Y, Karlberg-Traav M, Beeckman D. Enhancing prone positioning and skin damage prevention education: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a digital education hub (PRONEtect) and a traditional lecture on final-year nursing participants' confidence and knowledge. J Tissue Viability. 2024 May;33(2):298-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2024.02.008. Epub 2024 Feb 19. |
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| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
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| Release | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| Reset | Sep 12, 2024 |
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The lecturers at the nursing schools (x2) will have no access to the results of the surveys. A study number is assigned to the students and with the study number they enter their answers to the questionnaires
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| Classic (normal) one hour lesson/lecture | Other | As per normal, a classroom lecture given by the nursing school by one of the nursing school lecturers. |
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| 3 weeks |
| Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) between the groups | Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) of 1-2 points between the groups | 3 weeks |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
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| Apr 17, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 |
| ID | Term |
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| D003668 | Pressure Ulcer |
| ID | Term |
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| D012883 | Skin Ulcer |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003226 | Congresses as Topic |
| ID | Term |
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| D009938 | Organizations |
| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |
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