Improving the Application Skill of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

Improving the Application Skill of Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test with Different Teaching Methods: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06584968

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-05

Start date

2024-09-10

Completion date

2024-10-15

Last updated

2024-10-22

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Conditions

Students, Training

Brief summary

The Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test is one of the most widely used and objective clinical tests for assessing the sense of touch. Some guides include standard instructions for the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test. With monofilaments applied correctly by the instructions, patients' threshold values can be determined accurately. However, there are disagreements about the accuracy of the pressure applied by the therapist who applies the monofilament to the patient. The investigators aimed to compare the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test to undergraduate students of the occupational therapy department by teaching it using classical methods and visual feedback.

Interventions

OTHERtraining with visual feedback

Training with visual feedback by comparing the value of the monofilament with the pressure value of the monofilament applied on the precision scale in grams.

OTHERclassical learning

Study of the test with practical applications on the researcher who plays the role of the patient

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Being third or fourth-year undergraduate students of the Occupational Therapy Department * Completing the Hand Rehabilitation course * Being a volunteer to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Application duration of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test	just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention	The application duration of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test will be recorded in seconds.
The applied force of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test	just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention	The applied force of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test will be recorded in grams.
Intervals between the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test applications	just before the intervention and just after completion of the intervention	Intervals between the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test applications will be recorded in seconds.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026