Simulation Based Training In Medical Students

July 30, 2025 updated by: CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Effectiveness Of Simulation Based Training Versus Traditional Lecturing For Outbreak Investigation Among Medical Students: A Randomised Control Trial

Transferring classroom learning to real-life situations is a challenge. Tabletop simulation exercises offer a low-cost and context-specific approach for educating students on appropriate responses during health emergencies.

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of simulation-based training versus traditional lecture methods in enhancing outbreak investigation skills among medical students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of simulation-based training compared to conventional lecture methods in improving medical students' outbreak investigation skills. it will be Conducted at CMH Lahore Medical College over nine months, the trial will include 4th year MBBS students with no prior outbreak investigation training. Participants will be randomized into two groups: an intervention group undergoing simulation-based exercises and a control group receiving traditional lectures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

87

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

  • Pakistan
      • Lahore, Pakistan, 54810
        • CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 4th year MBBS students at CMH Lahore Medical College without prior outbreak investigation training,
  • willing to participate and providing informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • students with supplementary exams
  • unwillingness to participate, or
  • scheduling constraints.

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tabletop Simulation Based Teaching
A pre tested and validated questionnaire was use tabletop simulation method on cholera outbreak
Other: Tabletop simulation based teaching
a pre tested and validated questionnaire was used as a tabletop simulation method on Cholera outbreak.
Active Comparator: Conventional Class room teaching
conventional class room lecture was used on cholera outbreak.
Other: conventional class room teaching
conventional class room lecture using power point was delivered on Cholera outbreak.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Outcome will be measured via knowledge, expertise in outbreak investigation, and attitude toward community medicine.
Time Frame: at baseline and after two week of teaching methodology applied

The primary outcome will be measured using the Cholera Outbreak Investigation Training Questionnaire (COIT-Q)-a self-designed, pre-validated tool that will evaluate:

Knowledge Domain: 10 MCQs (1 mark each; total = 10 marks)

Skills Domain: 6 scenario-based items rated 0-2 each (total = 12 marks)

Attitude Domain: 5 Likert-scale items (1-5 per item; total = 25 marks)
at baseline and after two week of teaching methodology applied

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tahira Raza, Department of Community Medicine, CMH Lahore Medical College & IOD (NUMS Rawalpindi)

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)

July 8, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 16, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 31, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2025

Last Verified

July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1011/ERC/CMH/LMC

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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