The effect of a leadership and teamwork experiential learning module on managing shoulder dystocia with high-fidelity simulation training

The effect of a leadership and teamwork experiential learning module on managing shoulder dystocia with high-fidelity simulation training: a randomized controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN85105943

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-24

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-03

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Conditions

Shoulder dystocia Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Final-year midwifery students were invited to participate in a 1-day workshop. They were subsequently randomized to either group A (intervention) or group B (controls). All students completed a 30-m

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Final year midwifery students in the last semester of their undergraduate studies at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students of earlier years in their studies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Midwifery students’ performance during high fidelity simulation of shoulder dystocia at the baseline workshop. The variables measured along with the method of measurement at the baseline workshop are: 1. Simulated delivery success rates 2. The score of maneuvers in managing shoulder dystocia (measured with use of an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) form constructed based on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) guideline for shoulder dystocia management) 3. Actual head-to-delivery time (measured objectively by the birthing simulator) 4. Self-reported perception of delivery time 5. Force applied to the fetal head (measured objectively by the birthing simulator) 6. Communication skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study) 7. Self-reported confidence levels 8. Leadership skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study) 9. Teamwork skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study)	—

Measure

Time frame

Midwifery students’ performance during high fidelity simulation of shoulder dystocia at the baseline workshop. The variables measured along with the method of measurement at the baseline workshop are: 1. Simulated delivery success rates 2. The score of maneuvers in managing shoulder dystocia (measured with use of an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) form constructed based on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) guideline for shoulder dystocia management) 3. Actual head-to-delivery time (measured objectively by the birthing simulator) 4. Self-reported perception of delivery time 5. Force applied to the fetal head (measured objectively by the birthing simulator) 6. Communication skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study) 7. Self-reported confidence levels 8. Leadership skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study) 9. Teamwork skill score (measured using a 10-point Likert scale, with points awarded for every item that the student clearly demonstrated against a checklist that was constructed before the start of the study)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The potential retention of skills 1 week later, measured by comparing all the primary outcome measures 1 week later with the post-training values recorded at the end of the baseline workshop	—

Countries

Greece

Contacts

Public ContactDimitrios Papoutsis

dpapoutsis@uowm.gr+30 (0)24610 68050

Outcome results

None listed

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