Cholera
Conditions
Keywords
Cholera Outbreak Investigation, Cholera, Medical students
Brief summary
Transferring classroom learning to real-life situations is a challenge. Tabletop simulation exercises offer a low-cost and context-specific approach for educating students on appropriate responses during health emergencies. This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of simulation-based training versus traditional lecture methods in enhancing outbreak investigation skills among medical students.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of simulation-based training compared to conventional lecture methods in improving medical students' outbreak investigation skills. it will be Conducted at CMH Lahore Medical College over nine months, the trial will include 4th year MBBS students with no prior outbreak investigation training. Participants will be randomized into two groups: an intervention group undergoing simulation-based exercises and a control group receiving traditional lectures.
Interventions
OTHERTabletop simulation based teaching
a pre tested and validated questionnaire was used as a tabletop simulation method on Cholera outbreak.
OTHERconventional class room teaching
conventional class room lecture using power point was delivered on Cholera outbreak.
Sponsors
CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 4th year MBBS students at CMH Lahore Medical College without prior outbreak investigation training, * willing to participate and providing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* students with supplementary exams * unwillingness to participate, or * scheduling constraints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome will be measured via knowledge, expertise in outbreak investigation, and attitude toward community medicine. | at baseline and after two week of teaching methodology applied | The primary outcome will be measured using the Cholera Outbreak Investigation Training Questionnaire (COIT-Q)-a self-designed, pre-validated tool that will evaluate: Knowledge Domain: 10 MCQs (1 mark each; total = 10 marks) Skills Domain: 6 scenario-based items rated 0-2 each (total = 12 marks) Attitude Domain: 5 Likert-scale items (1-5 per item; total = 25 marks) |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed