- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03241693
Blended-learning in Physiotherapy: Professional Ethics
Effect of a Blended-learning Programme on Physiotherapy Students´ Attitude, Knowledge and Opinions Towards Learning Professional Ethics.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a blended-learning model on physiotherapy students´ attitude, knowledge and opinions towards learning professional ethics.
A simple-blind clinical trial was performed. An eight-month blended learning program to teach professional ethics in clinical practices was worked out. An online syllabus and online activities were elaborated, whilst face to face active participation techniques were performed to discuss ethical issues detected among practices. Students´ attitudes, knowledge and opinions towards learning professional ethics were assessed. Non-parametric tests were carried out. All the participants were informed about the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Participants. 139 third-year degree students of Physiotherapy Degree at the University, aged between 20 and 30 years, were recruited voluntarily from September 2010 to July 2011. All enrolled participants were informed of the purpose of the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent. The study was carried out at the institution where the authors belong.
Research design. A prospective simple-blind trial was performed. After baseline assessment, participants were allocated to one of the two groups (control group, n=65; experimental group, n=64). An external assistant not involved in the study performed assignment.
Intervention. A Physiotherapy professor with over-10-year experience in Ethics and Physiotherapy performed the teaching methodology. She opened the allocation envelopes and applied the teaching methodology to the EG according to the group assignment. The intervention consisted of an eight-month blended-learning program based in professional ethics, including two phases: A) online syllabus and online activities (4 months); and B) face to face group sessions (4 months).
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- To study the physical therapy degree at the University of Valencia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criterion was having prior training on Ethics subject
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: control group
Physiotherapy students
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Control group followed clinical practices in hospital centers during 8 months as usual. In the control group, case study method was also used, thus students in control group had to create and perform a public exposition of a real clinical case about professional ethics. Cases had to be related to clinical practices in order to recognize ethical situations in the work environment. Neither online learning nor online activities were carried out. |
Experimental: experimental group
Physiotherapy students
|
Experimental group followed clinical practices in hospital centers during 8 months. In addition, an online specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six online related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Six face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned in order to discuss ethical issues detected among clinical practices during 4 months. Students were divided in small groups, 4-5 participants each, and active participation techniques were used. |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Attitude towards learning professional ethics
Time Frame: 8 months
|
Attitude towards learning professional ethics was measured.
A self-reported questionnaire of 33 items (the "Attitudes Questionnaire towards Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy", AQPEPT) was previously described by Aguilar-Rodríguez et al.
A high reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.898) was obtained.
All items of the AQPEPT approached to the one-dimensionality needed in cases where attitudes are analyzed.The higher score indicated the best attitude.
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8 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Knowledge towards learning professional ethics
Time Frame: 4 months, 8 months
|
Knowledge towards learning professional ethics was assessed.
A self-reported questionnaire of 19 items (the "Perceptions about Knowledge regarding Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy", PKPEP , Cronbach's alpha=0,760) was previously described by Marques-Sule et al.
The higher score indicated the best knowledge.
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4 months, 8 months
|
Opinions about the blended-learning programme.
Time Frame: 4 months, 8 months
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Students´ opinions about the blended-learning programme were measured.
Opinions about the online learning were assessed by a questionnaire comprised of eight dichotomous questions and one open question.
The eight dichotomous questions aimed at evaluating if the syllabus, activities and communication system (Virtual Classroom) were considered as useful tools or not.
No central options were provided to induce students to choose a positive or negative answer.
Moreover, the open question aimed at adding any personal comment about the methodology.
Secondly, opinions about the methodology used in the face-to-face group sessions were assessed by a questionnaire comprised of five items and one open question.
Several questions about the blended-learning program were proposed: methodology of the face-to-face learning (2 items), methodology used along the study (3 items), and an open question about how to improve the teaching of professional ethics.
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4 months, 8 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 45/FO/18/2010
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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