Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Grades (SRMC)

November 23, 2019 updated by: Abdulaziz Alothman, Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges

Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' OSCE Grades: A Single-Blinded RCT

This study aims to evaluate the impact of near-assisted learning (NAL) on first-year medical students' objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) grades in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In this randomized controlled trial, 1st year medical students were recruited in the study along with selected highly-performing, trained peer-instructors. The participants were randomly allocated to two groups, an intervention group supervised by the instructors and the control group that had to practice independently. They would attend OSCE sessions and had their performance evaluated, later on, in an exam. In addition to comparing their performance with each other, scores of the previous batch were considered in the comparison.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

48

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Saudi Arabia
    • Qassim
      • Al Bukairiyah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia, 51941, PO Box 777
        • Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1st year medical students.
  • Medical students of Sulaiman Alrajhi Colleges.
  • Males.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students of other academic levels.
  • 1st year medical students of other universities.
  • Females.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Near assisted learning group
Participants in this arm were supervised by the trained peer-instructors.
Behavioral: Near-assisted learning through trained peers
Students randomly allocated to this group were overseen during sessions by trained peer instructors.
No Intervention: Self directed learning group
Participants in this arm were practicing independently. They were not supervised by any instructors.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) Score
Time Frame: Less than a month
After the sessions, the study sample participated in the final osce exam. Their scores were compared. The minimum value was 0 while the maximum value was 100. The higher the score the better students had performed
Less than a month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 6, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 16, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 23, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

November 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 26, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 23, 2019

Last Verified

November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SRMCOSCE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

Might be shared through the university webpage.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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