COVID-19
Conditions
Brief summary
The COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech requires specific, delicate storage and dilution procedures to be stringently followed for safety and effectiveness. Training should be completed prior to undertaking dilution procedures. Currently, the nursing and pharmacy curricula do not have content on specialized vaccine reconstitution techniques. E-learning has become an essential component of teaching and learning due to COVID. Yet, optimal online learning module development for clinical procedural skill acquisition and appropriate online formative assessment has not been adequately explored. To bridge this training gap for Hong Kong nurses and pharmacists, this project aims to develop a video-based online learning programme, coupled to a randomized controlled study to determine the effectiveness of online vaccine reconstitution training. The module, a supplement to the current teaching curriculum, will train students from both Nursing and Pharmacy disciplines. Outcome measures include formative assessment of student performance, which can be used to inform the design and content of experiential content in healthcare professional curriculums. If this learning platform is shown to be effective, the scope could be extended to other disciplines (not limited to healthcare) where learning complex procedural tasks are necessary for the absence of instructor-led teaching.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention group
Participants receive a step-by-step demonstration video of detailed reconstitution procedures and text-based vaccine product information
BEHAVIORALControl group
Participants receive a generic video of similar duration on basic facts of COVID-19 (unrelated to reconstitution procedures) and text-based product information
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Nursing programmes (Years 1 to 4) at The University of Hong Kong
Exclusion criteria
* Students not from the aforementioned programmes and years of study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Factual knowledge | 1 week | Students will complete a set of validated multiple-choice questions before and after the training. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural knowledge | 1 week | Students will complete an interactive psychomotor assessment, where they must sort out the correct sequence of reconstitution procedures using a drag-and-drop interface with instant formative feedback |
| Self-efficacy | 1 week | Students will rate their confidence on carrying out the reconstitution procedures in practice before and after the training based on a 10-point Likert scale |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed