Allied health use of integrating Science and Practice (iSAP) for case-based learning: Effectiveness for student learning outcomes, staffing and resource efficiency.

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 5 July 2021
• Main ID: ACTRN12619000165189
• Date of registration: 05/02/2019
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Eli Mang Yee Chu
• Public title: Allied health use of integrating Science and Practice (iSAP) for case-based learning: Effectiveness for student learning outcomes, staffing and resource efficiency.
• Scientific title: Allied health use of integrating Science and Practice (iSAP) for case-based learning: Effectiveness for student learning outcomes, staffing and resource efficiency.
• Date of first enrolment: 20/02/2019
• Target sample size: 190
• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• URL: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12619000165189.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Purpose: Educational / counselling / training; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Crossover;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Australia

Contacts

• Name: Dr Eli Mang Yee Chu

• Name: Dr Eli Mang Yee Chu

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Occupational therapy students and physiotherapy students in 2nd year undergraduate program who enrol in the teaching units selected for the study: OCC2014 and PTHY2031
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Master entry level students, students below 18 years old and above 60 years old.

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Neurological conditions;Cardiac conditions;
Neurological conditions
Cardiac conditions

Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

Neurological - Other neurological disorders

Intervention(s)

The intervention of this study is using iSAP cases in Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physiotherapy (PT) curriculum within two selected units in 2nd year, one in undergraduate OT program and one in PT program.
iSAP is a online, case based learning framework that incorporates elements of learning through practice, collaboration and discussion by presenting students with multimedia case studies that simulate real-world practice issues. Participants in group A (groups of 8) will complete two clinical case scenarios specifically designed for units OCC2014 and PTHY2031 delivered through online iSAP module on campus, 2 x 2.5 hours over 1 week for per iSAP case; 2 cases over two weeks. Students will provided with "trigger" that includes brief medical and social history and health status. Students will work on cases in groups on campus to identify clinical issues, research on evidence based practice, select assessment/ intervention, review expert report after completion of tasks and reflect on own performances.
Participants will then attend class as usual for 1 -2 weeks, then completed another two cases delivered through traditional Case-based learning (CBL)/Scenario-based learning (SBL) tutorials on campus. Student will work on cases in groups to identify clinical issues, research on evidence based practice, select assessment/ intervention face to face with tutors facilitating discussion and reflection. Tutors are qualified occupational therapist or physiotherapist with teaching and clinical experiences. Tutors cannot be blinded to the intervention administered but will be blinded to students consent to participate in the study.
The case scenarios delivered via iSAP or traditional CBL/SBL are largely the same. The mode and sequence of delivery are different. Studen

Primary Outcome(s)

Cost of developing and implementing iSAP based teaching are collected as composite secondary outcome. A purposefully designed cost data recording spreadsheet will be used to collect data on time, material and facilitates used in relation to development and implementation of the case studies.[Collection of data for cost evaluation from beginning of preparation of iSAP resources to completion of delivery of iSAP and CBL/SBL cases.]

Knowledge tests in form of online multiple choice quizzes developed by academics specifically for the teaching units for this study to assess content knowledge related to all selected case studies.


[Knowledge test post completion of each case study (iSAP or CBL/SBL) at week 2,3 5,6 and end of semester (Week 10) knowledge test .
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Open ended and close ended questions specifically designed for this study will be use in focus groups and online survey to collect qualitative data on composite primary outcome: students' perception on challenges and benefits of completing iSAP compared to case /scenario based learning.[We will administer online survey pre-intervention, at midway, 1 week post participants completed the first two cases, and post intervention at week 8 or 9. We will conduct focus group within 2 weeks post completion of all iSAP and CBL/SBL cases., between week 9 and 10 of the semester.]

Secondary Outcome(s)

The Self Assessment of Clinical Reflection and Reasoning, a validated assessment tool will be used to evaluate student's clinical reasoning skills.[Assessments will be administered pre-intervention ( within two weeks), mid-way ( after students completed first two iSAP or CBL/SBL cases) and post intervention ( after students completed another two iSAP or CBL/SBL cases).]

Secondary ID(s)

Nil known

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Monash University

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Aislinn Lalor

Lisa J Murphy

Linda Barclay

Lisa O'Brien

Uschi Bay

Alana Hewitt

Annemarie Lee

Ellie Fossey

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date: 25/01/2019
Contact:

Monash University Human Ethics Committee