Evaluation of a Gamified Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) System

NCT ID: NCT03219151

Last Updated: 2018-06-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

115 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-29

Study Completion Date

2018-04-30

Brief Summary

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This research project will evaluate a gamified electronic medication administration record (eMAR) system simulator as a mechanism to improve students' learning of medication administration in simulated clinical education. The gamified eMAR simulator will be evaluated using a pragmatic randomized controlled trial design in order to determine the effectiveness of the game as a technology-enabled, online learning intervention.

Detailed Description

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The main objective of this study is to examine whether the use of a gamified medication administration simulator improves nursing students' medication administration safety within simulated practice; increases student self-efficacy and knowledge of the medication administration process; and, improves motivational and cognitive processing attributes related to student learning in a technology-enabled environment. It is hoped that by completing this trial, the effectiveness of using an eMAR simulator as an educational tool to better prepare nursing students to administer medications using eMAR technology for practice will be ascertained.

Conditions

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Nurse's Role Medication Administered in Error Simulation of Physical Illness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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eMAR game

Participants provided access to eMAR simulator game in advance of simulated return-demonstration; also receive normal education pre-work related to eMAR administration

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eMAR game

Intervention Type DEVICE

The eMAR simulator videogame affords students a virtual and immersive opportunity to practice medication administration using an eMAR system, in a structured fashion that provides real-time feedback related to best-practices and safety compliance of the medication process

Normal pre-work

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants complete normal education pre-work related to eMAR administration, in advance of simulated return-demonstration

Normal pre-work

Participants receive normal education pre-work related to eMAR administration, in advance of simulated return-demonstration

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Normal pre-work

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants complete normal education pre-work related to eMAR administration, in advance of simulated return-demonstration

Interventions

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eMAR game

The eMAR simulator videogame affords students a virtual and immersive opportunity to practice medication administration using an eMAR system, in a structured fashion that provides real-time feedback related to best-practices and safety compliance of the medication process

Intervention Type DEVICE

Normal pre-work

Participants complete normal education pre-work related to eMAR administration, in advance of simulated return-demonstration

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* (1) second year nursing students; and, (2) partaking in clinical simulated education in either in Fall 2017 or Winter 2018 semesters.

Exclusion Criteria

* (1) A student who is not enrolled the BScN program at the respective site of data collection, in Fall 2017 or Winter 2018.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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eCampusOntario

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

St. Joseph's Health Care London

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wilfrid Laurier University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Western University, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Booth R, Sinclair B, McMurray J, Strudwick G, Watson G, Ladak H, Zwarenstein M, McBride S, Chan R, Brennan L. Evaluating a Serious Gaming Electronic Medication Administration Record System Among Nursing Students: Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 May 28;7(5):e138. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9601.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29807885 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RI-WEST03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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