Effects of a 3D Printing Technology Learning Program

Effects of a 3D Printing Technology Learning Program for Rehabilitation Professionals: a Randomized Control Trial

3D printing technology helps rehabilitation professionals make an order-made assistive device (AD). However, most have not learned how to use the technology for clinical practice. The study is aimed to evaluate a 3D printing technology learning program for rehabilitation professionals. Eligible participants who have a licence for physical, occupational or speech-language therapy and have not experienced learning any 3D printing technology. The learning program was conducted in accordance with Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory (Morris TH, 2020). The program was conducted over eight weeks. The outcome measure included the Japanese version of the modified Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire (TAM-J). It consists of 13 items and four scales; Perception of usefulness (28 points total), Perception of ease of use (35 points total), Attitude toward use (14 points total) and Intention to use (14 points total). Within-group analyses were performed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for the TAM-J between different time points.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Educational Problems
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: 3D printing technology learning program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 10
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Ken Kondo, PhD; Phone Number: 0273653366; Email: kenkondoot@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Japan
  • Kanayama
    • Fujisawa, Kanayama, Japan
      • Recruiting
      • Shonan Keiiku Hospital
      • Contact: Sho Maruyama, phD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligible participants who have a licence for physical, occupational or speech-language therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who have experienced learning any 3D printing technology.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Effects of a 3D Printing Technology Learning Program	Behavioral: 3D printing technology learning program; The study is aimed to evaluate a 3D printing technology learning program for rehabilitation professionals

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Japanese version of modified Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire	A higher score means the strong acceptance of 3D printing technology(score range is 13 to 91 points)	Change from Baseline a score of the Japanese version of modified Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire at 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gunma PAZ College

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 31, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 12, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 25, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 23, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: PAZ22-2-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No