"Group Based Reverse OSCE" for Teaching Mechanical Ventilation

December 9, 2025 updated by: Alireza Sardashti, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences

"Group Based Reverse OSCE" for Teaching Mechanical Ventilation to Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a critical skill for healthcare professionals, yet traditional teaching methods often fail to adequately prepare students. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an innovative Group-Based Reverse OSCE.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 70 nursing students randomly assigned to either the Reverse OSCE group (n=35) or traditional lecture-based group (n=35). The intervention consisted of a 10-hour workshop featuring five interactive OSCE stations covering ventilator hardware, settings, modes, and alarm management. Knowledge and skills were assessed using validated pre- and post-tests, with statistical analysis performed via independent and paired t-tests (SPSS v25).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

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

  • Iran
      • Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh, Iran
        • Torbat-e Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences

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

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

students from the nursing discipline who were in their clinical internship or clerkship students who completed relevant coursework in respiratory physiology, and had successfully passed the theoretical course in critical care.

no prior participation in similar ventilator training workshops within the past six months, demonstrating willingness for voluntary participation, and being able to attend the full 10-hour workshop (including both theoretical and practical components).

Exclusion Criteria:

partial attendance in the workshop, withdrawal at any stage of the study the occurrence of acute medical or emergency conditions interfering with participation or failure to complete the pre- and post-intervention assessment tools.

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: control group
traditional method of education is being provided in this group
Other: mechanical ventilation (MV)
in this educational intervention, nursing students are allocated to the reverse OSCE group in which the OSCE is being used for teaching mechanical ventilation education instead of acquiring test from student.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mechanical ventilation knowledge
Time Frame: 1 day
To assess students' knowledge and clinical reasoning in mechanical ventilation, a researcher-developed, mixed-format questionnaire was used. The tool included 20 items such as multiple-choice questions, clinical scenarios, calculation-based items (e.g., RSBI, ventilator settings), and graphic interpretation tasks. Content areas covered ventilator modes, complications, alarm settings, ABG analysis, and weaning criteria, designed in alignment with recent guidelines including the American Heart Association (2023).
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences

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)

January 10, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

July 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 10, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 10, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 402000038

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

This study has been conducted on nursing student and confidentiality of data was promised to participants before this study began

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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