A comparison of the effect of two methods of medical education on the clinical skills of dental students in oral surgery

The effect of case-based learning versus lecture-based learning on the clinical skills of dental students in oral surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53564935

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-04

Start date

2021-05-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-17

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Conditions

Dental education Oral Health

Interventions

Students who take the curriculum for the first time will be randomly and equally divided into two groups using sealed non-transparent coded envelopes prepared with the letters A or B printed on them.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female and male undergraduate dental students (5th year) 2. Oral surgery education 3. At Damascus University 4. First time attempter (students who take the curriculum for the first time)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Postgraduate students 2. Other specialties of dentistry 3. Non-dental students 4. Other universities 5. Students repeating this subject for the second time (not first time attempter)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The average grade of each group measured using a questionnaire at baseline and after 8 weeks of lectures	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Level of satisfaction measured by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) on a scale from 1 to 100 at baseline and after 8 weeks of lectures 2. Level of confidence measured using a self-report measure on a scale from 1 to 3 at baseline and after 8 weeks of lectures	—

Countries

Syria

Contacts

Public ContactFatima Elmi

fatima03.elmi@damascusuniversity.edu.sy+963 (0)937371462

Outcome results

None listed

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