Blended learning vs traditional learning in obstetrics education: a prospective randomised controlled trial

A randomised trial to determine whether blended learning is more effective than traditional learning when teaching medical students about obstetrics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN82513105

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-19

Start date

2015-09-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-05-05

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Conditions

Pedagogical methodology for the acquisition of obstetrics competencies Not Applicable

Interventions

The study involved 171 fourth-year medical students from the Hospital of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau teaching unit of the UAB in Barcelona enrolled in first-semester obstetrics during the 2015-2016 and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical students from the Hospital of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau teaching unit of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, enrolled in first semester obstetrics during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students repeating the course 2. Students who were in an Erasmus study abroad program during 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Short, medium and long-term effectiveness of a pedagogical methodology based on the combination of blended learning (BL) and flipped learning (FL), and traditional learning (TL) expressed from the academic results of tests. The three tests were made for the study. The 6-item test was taken immediately the participants finished the class attendance. A 50-item test was taken 1 month after the end of the instruction, and another 50-item test was taken 6 months after the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Short, medium and long-term effectiveness of a pedagogical methodology based on the combination of blended learning (BL) and flipped learning (FL), and traditional learning (TL) expressed from the academic results of tests. The three tests were made for the study. The 6-item test was taken immediately the participants finished the class attendance. A 50-item test was taken 1 month after the end of the instruction, and another 50-item test was taken 6 months after the intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessed two years after recruitment: 1. Students satisfaction with the pedagogical methodology BL and TL measured using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). 2. Student satisfaction with Blended Model's education tools measured using an analogous numeral scale (0-10) to evaluate each education tool.	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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