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Impact of learning support by retired physiotherapists on learning and imaging of ageing of physiotherapy students

Impact of learning support by retired physiotherapists on learning and imaging of ageing of physiotherapy students - Observation study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015518
Enrollment
54
Registered
2019-02-28
Start date
2018-12-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

healthy volunteers muscle strength, Gang and mobility

Interventions

Group 1: One group (physiotherapy students) receives in the first and the third semester six double lessons accompanied self-study through retired physiotherapist. In the fifth semester, there are thr

Sponsors

University of Applied SciencesDepartment Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Included are retired physiotherapists from the age of 65 and protected young healthy physiotherapy students of the PHY18 bachelor degree program.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Retired physiotherapists and physiotherapy students of the PHY18 bachelor physiotherapy program who do not want to take part in this observational study and those who suffer from chronic diseases, fever, neurological conditions and thrombosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
For physiotherapy students, the learning success is assessed on the basis of the practical exam grades at the end of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth semesters.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Feasibility: Recruitment of four retired physiotherapists and 50 physiotherapy students. 2) Retired physiotherapists: a) Evaluation of physical performance using the Short-Physical-Performance-Battery-Test and b. evaluation of the cognitive performance using the Trail-Making A and B test before the start of the tutorship activity, after the first, second, third, fourth and fifth semesters. 3) Age images of physiotherapy students are assessed before the accompanied self-study lessons, after the first, second, third, fourth and fifth semester. 4) Curriculum development of the bachelor physiotherapy program after the fifth semester.

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactSlavko Rogan

Berner Fachhochschule, Departement Gesundheit, Disziplin Physiotherapie

slavko.rogan@bfh.ch+41 31 848 35 56

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026