Undergraduate Health Professional StudentsNCT03707119
Student 4 Best Evidence as a Tool to Improve Evidence-Based Practice Competencies
An observational study of Undergraduate Health Professional Students, run by Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program, based on Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) Blog, on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) competencies (attitudes, knowledge and skills) through an EBP laboratory, in undergraduate students of Physiotherapy. Design. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Undergraduate Health Professional Students
- What is being tested?
- Educational programme
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2018to 15 Jun 2018
- How long will I take part?
- 3 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: 70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years, 66% male.
Who may be able to join
- undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year
- both genders
Who cannot join
- N/A
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Italy1 site
Centro "E. Spalenza" - Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Rovato, Brescia, 25038
About this study
Official title: The Effectiveness of Student 4 Best Evidence as a Tool to Improve Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Undergraduate Health Professional Students: a Pilot Study
Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program, based on Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) Blog, on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) competencies (attitudes, knowledge and skills) through an EBP laboratory, in undergraduate students of Physiotherapy.
Design. An observational perspective study. Setting. Physiotherapy School of Italian University. Participants. 70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years and 66% were male and 34% were female.
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Interventions. The intervention consisted of the use of S4BE to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours.
Main Outcome Measure. The evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q) has been used to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills, at the start of laboratory (T0), after 24 training hours (T1) and after 3 months of clinical practice training (follow-up). Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 17.0 An intra-group analysis has been conducted to verify the improvement during the time. Statistically significant was set at p<0.05.
- Being tested
- Educational programme
- Keywords
- educational programme; EBP competencies; training;
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Educational programmeOther
the health professional students were undergone to Student 4 Best Evidence blog, as a specific educational programme to learn EBP competencies.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| S4BE | The intervention consisted of the use of Student 4 Best Evidence blog to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours. Receives: Other: Educational programme |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q)
based on 6 domains to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills
Measured: Change from baseline EBP competencies at 24 training hours
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Oct 2018
- Study start15 Jan 2018
- Primary completion30 Mar 2018
- Study completion15 Jun 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Undergraduate Health Professional StudentsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETSThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 3 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Chiara Arienti, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
- Investigators
- Chiara Arienti, PhD, Principal investigator, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03707119
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- S4BE
- Status last verified
- Oct 2018
- First submitted
- 8 Oct 2018
- Last updated
- 16 Oct 2018
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: IPD are available in the archive of Rehabilitation Centre "E. Spalenza".
Publications
Arienti C, Lazzarini SG, Pollet J, Negrini S. Students 4 Best Evidence as a digital Problem-Based Learning method to improve Evidence-Based Practice competencies in undergraduate physiotherapy students: an observational study. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Oct;26(5):251-252. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111395. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
PubMed 33087451
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Oct 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of Student 4 Best Evidence as a Tool to Improve Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Undergraduate Health Professional Students: a Pilot Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03707119
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- S4BE
- Keywords
- educational programme; EBP competencies; training;
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETSUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Mar 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jun 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Oct 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program, based on Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) Blog, on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) competencies (attitudes, knowledge and skills) through an EBP laboratory, in undergraduate students of Physiotherapy.
Design. An observational perspective study. Setting. Physiotherapy School of Italian University. Participants. 70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years and 66% were male and 34% were female.
Interventions. The intervention consisted of the use of S4BE to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours.
Main Outcome Measure. The evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q) has been used to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills, at the start of laboratory (T0), after 24 training hours (T1) and after 3 months of clinical practice training (follow-up). Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 17.0 An intra-group analysis has been conducted to verify the improvement during the time. Statistically significant was set at p<0.05.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 3 Months
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| S4BE | – | Other: Educational programmeThe intervention consisted of the use of Student 4 Best Evidence blog to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- 70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years, 66% male.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year
- both genders
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- N/A
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Educational programmethe health professional students were undergone to Student 4 Best Evidence blog, as a specific educational programme to learn EBP competencies. | Other | S4BE |
Primary outcome
Evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q)
Time frame: Change from baseline EBP competencies at 24 training hours
based on 6 domains to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Oct 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33087451Arienti C, Lazzarini SG, Pollet J, Negrini S. Students 4 Best Evidence as a digital Problem-Based Learning method to improve Evidence-Based Practice competencies in undergraduate physiotherapy students: an observational study. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Oct;26(5):251-252. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111395. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. IPD are available in the archive of Rehabilitation Centre "E. Spalenza".
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Chiara Arienti, PhD principal investigator
Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Undergraduate Health Professional Students, run by Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS at 1 site in Italy.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Oct 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q) (time frame: Change from baseline EBP competencies at 24 training hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03707119, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Oct 2018.