Effect of a Programme Based on Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy Students

NCT ID: NCT03795077

Last Updated: 2021-04-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 241 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-01-02
• Study Completion Date: 2021-03-23

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a higher education programme based on professional ethics in physiotherapy students.

A simple-blind clinical trial was performed. A three-months program based in professional ethics was carried out.

The investigators compared a control group (traditonal lectures) with an intervention group (syllabus, activities, face to face techniques). Students´ attitudes, knowledge, professional values, and opinions towards professional ethics were evaluated before and after the programme, in both groups. All participants were informed about the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent.

Detailed Description

Participants. Second-year degree students of Physiotherapy Degree at the University, aged between 20 and 30 years, were recruited voluntarily from January 2019 to April 2019 . All enrolled participants were informed of the purpose of the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent. The study was carried out at the institution where the authors belong.

Research design. A prospective simple-blind trial was performed. After baseline assessment, participants were allocated to one of the two groups (control group and experimental group). An external assistant not involved in the study performed assignment.

Intervention. A Physiotherapy professor with over-10-year experience in Ethics and Physiotherapy performed the teaching methodology and opened the allocation envelopes and applied the teaching methodology to the EG according to the group assignment. The intervention consisted of a three-month program based in professional ethics, including two phases: A) syllabus and activities; and B) face to face group sessions including techniques such as concept maps, glossaries, brainstorming, four corners activity, aquarium, philip 6-6, kahoot, Realm Individual-Process Situation, reduced groups, guided debates, and discussion groups.

Conditions

Ethics

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control group

Control group followed traditional lectures about professional ethics during 3 months as usual.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental group

Experimental group followed the programme based in professional ethics. A specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned. Students were divided in small groups, and active participation techniques were used. Techniques used: concept maps, glossaries, brainstorming, four corners activity, aquarium, philip 6-6, kahoot, Realm Individual-Process Situation, reduced groups, guided debates, and discussion groups.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Experimental group followed the 3-months programme based in professional ethics. A specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned. Students were divided in small groups, and active participation techniques were used.

Interventions

Experimental group

Experimental group followed the 3-months programme based in professional ethics. A specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned. Students were divided in small groups, and active participation techniques were used.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• To study the physical therapy degree at the University of Valencia

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion criterion was having prior training on Ethics subject

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Valencia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Elena Marques-Sule

PhD, PT, assisstant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

545879652

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id