Investigating the impact of the Touch surgery simulation program on academic motivation and cognitive load

Investigating the impact of the Touch surgery simulation program and Common method on academic motivation and cognitive load in the operating room students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250126064526N1

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-05-21

Start date

2025-06-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

academic motivation.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The raw file of the TouchSurgery program has been downloaded in advance by the researcher. After entering the class, the program file will be sent to the students t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students must be registered in the operating room department at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences for the second semester of the 1403-1404 academic year. Students must provide informed consent to participate in the study. Students must have a smart mobile device. Students must have completed a course unit related to the content being taught.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students should have no previous experience using the Touch Surgery simulation program.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Academic motivation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: In this study, academic motivation means scores obtained from the AMS Wallerand (1992) Academic Motivation Questionnaire.;Cognitive load. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: To assess cognitive load, the cognitive load self-report instrument designed by Paas (1994) is used.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkram Aarabi Naeeni

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

aarabi@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 7516

Outcome results

None listed

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