Evaluation of a Class for Healthcare Students on Medical Communication with Deaf People

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Education Class Based on a Communication Education Program Connecting Healthcare Professionals and Deaf People: A Quantitative Study Using the Japanese Version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale - IPE Class Evaluation Using RIPLS-J

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061674

Enrollment

266

Registered

2026-05-25

Start date

2026-05-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Not applicable

Interventions

Interprofessional education program on medical communication with Deaf people

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students participating in the interprofessional education class at Niigata University in 2026 who meet one of the following criteria: 1. Third-year nursing students in the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, enrolled in Basic Seminar for Clinical Problem Solving 2. Third-year radiological technology students in the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, enrolled in Practical Clinical Imaging 3. Fourth-year medical students in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, enrolled in Interprofessional Collaboration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No individual exclusion criteria will be applied. Valid responses obtained from anonymous questionnaires at each time point will be included in the analysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the total score of the Japanese version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale measured before and immediately after the interprofessional education class.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Changes in the total score of the Japanese version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale by discipline. 2) The interaction between time point and discipline. 3) Descriptive classification of free-text responses regarding students' learning and perceptions of interprofessional collaboration.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactJun Kikunaga

Niigata University School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

kikunaga@clg.niigata-u.ac.jp0252272369

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026