The effect of social networking education and lecture on the use of the COPT tool

Comparison of the effect of social network-based and lecture-based educational method on the nurses in using CPOT scale (pain control and monitoring) for patients with decreased level of consciousness

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171123037599N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-07

Start date

2017-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

loss of consciousness. Other specified intracranial injury with loss of consciousness of unspecified duration

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The nurses of the intervention group, will be trained about CPOT tool, using the social network media (telegram application). Intervention 2: Control group: The nur

Intervention group: The nurses of the intervention group, will be trained about CPOT tool, using the social network media (telegram application).

Control group: The nurses of the control group, will be trained about CPOT tool, using lecture method.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

22 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses working in the intensive care unit of Imam Reza Hospital and Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad working history more than 1 year BsC. in nursing or higher degree

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previously,nurses have participated in the educational program of virtual social networks and lecture to use the observational tool of pain assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
CPOT scale usage by nurses. Timepoint: Assessment of nurses' performance at the beginning of the study (before intervention) and 14 days after the intervention (training through social networks), for two weeks. Method of measurement: researcher-made checklist.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRazieh Froutan

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

froutanr@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3881 4241

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026