Does a structured medical ethics education programme improve professional identity among medical interns?

Theory-based structured Medical Ethics education intervention and its effects on Professional Identity formation among medical interns

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13478984

Enrollment

216

Registered

2026-03-24

Start date

2025-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-14

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Conditions

Professional identity formation among medical interns Other

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group using block randomization. The intervention group received a structured medical ethics education programme over a period

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

22 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Undergraduate students majoring in clinical medicine undertaking clinical internships at the study hospital 2. Willing to participate in the study and providing written informed consent 3. Able to complete the study questionnaires independently, including both pre- and post-intervention assessments 4. Not previously exposed to a similar structured medical ethics education programme

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to participate or withdrawal of informed consent 2. Inability to complete the study questionnaires independently 3. Incomplete questionnaires or data with significant inconsistencies 4. Prior participation in a similar structured medical ethics education programme

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiangsha Zhang

260907490@qq.com+86 19017562315

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026