Covid-19NCT05943743
Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Sudents
An observational study of Covid-19 and E-learning, run by Bahria University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The COVID-19 Pandemic is the characterizing worldwide wellbeing emergency within recent memory. Since its development in Asia before the end of last year, the infection has spread to each mainland with the exception of Antarctica. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Covid-19, E-learning, Medical Student
- What is being tested?
- Google form
- How many people
- 600 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 20 Dec 2022to 15 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: Undergraduate students of both private and government sector of medical institutes.
Who may be able to join
- All undergraduate medical students of Pakistan.
Who cannot join
- Postgraduate Medical students Teaching Faculty
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Pakistan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
BUMDC
Karachi, Sindh, 75500
rabia khan, Msc(PT), 00923452310047, iamrabiakhan@gmail.com
Muhammad Usman, PPDPT, 00923333172771, usman.bumdc@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Students; A Cross-sectional Survey From Pakistan
The COVID-19 Pandemic is the characterizing worldwide wellbeing emergency within recent memory. Since its development in Asia before the end of last year, the infection has spread to each mainland with the exception of Antarctica. Countries are dashing to moderate the spread of the illness by testing and treating patients, completing contact following, restricting travel, isolating residents, and dropping huge social occasions like games, shows, and educational institutes.
As almost every institution was closed for the safety of human kind. All educational institutes were also closed for any kind of education. Also, In Pakistan all educational institutes were closed since march 2020. It was impossible to keep educational activities closed for long. In order to keep educational activities in working e-learning was introduced through out the world. As many other countries Pakistan also started e-learning for all students.
Read the detailed description
A world is transitioning from physical classes to hybrid studies. Pakistan is listed among third world country the availability of infra structure for hybrid study is not well developed, as consequence many hurdles and barriers are being faced by students, this has also been seen during covid-19 too. Distance E-learning in medical education may represent a suitable alternative to traditional learning to deliver high-quality education. The availability of essential infrastructures and efficient institutional strategies represent a major challenge for integrating distance learning in medical education.
During the pandemic, instructors and teaching staff were required to adapt quickly to the rapid transition in the education process and depend completely on the online platforms available, to deliver their courses, exams, and other required teaching and learning activities. While rapid transition to distance online learning was a mandatory and necessary action to ensure the learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not always a smooth process, that posed many challenges for instructors, learners.
Distance E-Learning is defined as using technology to deliver training, including technology supported learning either online, offline, or both. It is aimed at the effective construction of knowledge regarding individual experience, practice, and knowledge of the learners and students. Internet-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration all represent different types of e-learning
- Conditions
- Covid-19, E-learning, Medical Student
- Being tested
- Google form
- Keywords
- Covid-19, obstacles, Screen Time
- Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Google formOther
- Self-administrated Questionnaire will be used for online survey. A pilot study was conducted on 30 sample size to check the reliability of questionnaire via statistical test.
- A Five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree somewhat, Neutral, agree somewhat, strongly agree)
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Difference of students educational level will assessed using Likert scale
During lockdown due to covid-19 medical students studies effected drastically. Academic level will be measured through likert scale in which 1 means good, 2 means average and 3 means below average. Academic level will be compared on the basis of students reply before and during covid academic result.
Measured: 30 days
Secondary outcomes (1)
Majority of students are facing internet and accessibility problems during online classes
students problem during online classes assessed using likert scale in which 1 means minimum issues facing and 5 means maximum issues facing during online classes
Measured: 30 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Jul 2023
- Study start20 Dec 2022
- Primary completion30 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Covid-19Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 600 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Bahria University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rabia Khan, Bahria University
- Investigators
- Rabia Khan, Msc(PT), Principal investigator, Bahria University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05943743
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ERC 115/2022
- Status last verified
- Jan 2025
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 7 Jan 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Data collection procedure, results and limitation and strengths will be shared through publication.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Jan 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Students; A Cross-sectional Survey From Pakistan
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05943743
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ERC 115/2022
- Conditions
- Covid-19, E-learning, Medical Student
- Keywords
- Covid-19, obstacles, Screen Time
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 600 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Bahria UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Jul 2023 (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.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is the characterizing worldwide wellbeing emergency within recent memory. Since its development in Asia before the end of last year, the infection has spread to each mainland with the exception of Antarctica. Countries are dashing to moderate the spread of the illness by testing and treating patients, completing contact following, restricting travel, isolating residents, and dropping huge social occasions like games, shows, and educational institutes.
As almost every institution was closed for the safety of human kind. All educational institutes were also closed for any kind of education. Also, In Pakistan all educational institutes were closed since march 2020. It was impossible to keep educational activities closed for long. In order to keep educational activities in working e-learning was introduced through out the world. As many other countries Pakistan also started e-learning for all students.
Detailed description
A world is transitioning from physical classes to hybrid studies. Pakistan is listed among third world country the availability of infra structure for hybrid study is not well developed, as consequence many hurdles and barriers are being faced by students, this has also been seen during covid-19 too. Distance E-learning in medical education may represent a suitable alternative to traditional learning to deliver high-quality education. The availability of essential infrastructures and efficient institutional strategies represent a major challenge for integrating distance learning in medical education.
During the pandemic, instructors and teaching staff were required to adapt quickly to the rapid transition in the education process and depend completely on the online platforms available, to deliver their courses, exams, and other required teaching and learning activities. While rapid transition to distance online learning was a mandatory and necessary action to ensure the learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not always a smooth process, that posed many challenges for instructors, learners.
Distance E-Learning is defined as using technology to deliver training, including technology supported learning either online, offline, or both. It is aimed at the effective construction of knowledge regarding individual experience, practice, and knowledge of the learners and students. Internet-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration all represent different types of e-learning
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- Undergraduate students of both private and government sector of medical institutes.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All undergraduate medical students of Pakistan.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Postgraduate Medical students Teaching Faculty
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Google form* Self-administrated Questionnaire will be used for online survey. A pilot study was conducted on 30 sample size to check the reliability of questionnaire via statistical test. * A Five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree somewhat, Neutral, agree somewhat, strongly agree) | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Difference of students educational level will assessed using Likert scale
Time frame: 30 days
During lockdown due to covid-19 medical students studies effected drastically. Academic level will be measured through likert scale in which 1 means good, 2 means average and 3 means below average. Academic level will be compared on the basis of students reply before and during covid academic result.
1 secondary outcome
Majority of students are facing internet and accessibility problems during online classes
Time frame: 30 days
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Jan 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Data collection procedure, results and limitation and strengths will be shared through publication.
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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.
Rabia Khan, Msc(PT) principal investigator
Bahria University
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 Covid-19 and E-learning, run by Bahria University at 1 site in Pakistan.
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 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2025. 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 Pakistan. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Rabia Khan, Msc(PT) (+923452310047, iamrabiakhan@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Difference of students educational level will assessed using Likert scale (time frame: 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Jan 2025.