The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the impact of online educational material versus a classic lecture on the confidence levels, knowledge and knowledge application of final-year nursing students. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline self-efficacy evaluation and a baseline knowledge test which were validated by the 11-member international expert panel previously established. After randomization, the control group will be asked to attend a classic 1-hour lecture at the nursing school about the topic of prone positioning and skin/tissue damage prevention. The experimental group will get access to the PRONEtect educational website containing short simulation videos and other learning materials. Three weeks later the participants will be asked to complete the self-efficacy evaluation and knowledge assessment again, additionally a knowledge application assessment. All the questionnaires will be administered via Qualtrics.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
This is a website containing educational material like short simulation videos on how to turn a patient from supine-to-prone and prone-to-supine positioning, how to protect the skin from incontinence, or before securing endotracheal-/nasogastric tubes, how to reposition the patient to prevent pressure injuries, a full protocol regarding prone positioning etc.
As per normal, a classroom lecture given by the nursing school by one of the nursing school lecturers.
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Knowledge assessment (test score)
A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%.
Time frame: 3 weeks
Confidence levels (survey scores)
A total sample size of 78 participants (39 in each group, 1:1 allocation ratio) to have at least 80% power to demonstrate non-inferiority of the online package (experimental group) compared to the classical lecture (control group) with respect to the mean change from baseline in knowledge at week 3 at the one-sided 1.25% significance level, when the non-inferiority margin is set at 1 point and when we assume a common standard deviation in both groups of 2.5 points, a true difference between the groups of 1 point in favor of the online package, and a drop-out rate of 20%.
Time frame: 3 weeks
Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) between the groups
Difference between the "Knowledge application" (test score) of 1-2 points between the groups
Time frame: 3 weeks
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