Teaching of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) application to medical students at the University of Helsinki as a part of the general gynecology course. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The study intervention is teaching the application of an IUD with the additional resource of a video tutorial, showing a live situation of IUD insertion. The study design is a case-control study. The
Sponsors
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 5th year medical students performing their basic gynecological course during 2015. 2. The patients are recruited from primary-care units for the teaching session. They are women that desire an IUD as contraception or as treatment for menstrual irregularities or dysmenorrea. They are recruited in the study at the session.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Other than participants of the basic gynecology course. There are no exlusion criteria for the patients when it comes to parity or age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The learning outcome is measured at the teaching session. The evaluation is done by an experienced teacher, the student and the patient with the help of structured questionnaires, including evaluation of the technical performance and questions on feelings of anxiety, communicative skills and pain. The results will be compared between the control and the intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study has no secondary outcome measures. | — |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Public ContactSabrina Forsell
Outcome results
None listed