Smartphone Application for Breastfeeding Education in Medical Students
NCT ID: NCT04536896
Last Updated: 2020-09-03
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
438 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-07-31
2019-12-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Traditional face-to-face teaching method
In this arm, participants underwent a 6-hour traditional face-to-face lecture on breastfeeding education in a classroom at a university. Course was divided into 4 1.5-hour sessions during a time span of two weeks.
Traditional face-to-face breastfeeding lecture
This intervention consists of the impartition of a face-to-face breastfeeding course
Breastfeeding smartphone app
In this group, participants downloaded a smartphone application which contained an online breastfeeding education course. Participants freely navigated through the smartphone app during a time span of two weeks.
Smartphone breastfeeding application
This intervention consists of a smartphone application which contains relevant information and topics regarding proper breastfeeding knowledge for medical students.
Interventions
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Smartphone breastfeeding application
This intervention consists of a smartphone application which contains relevant information and topics regarding proper breastfeeding knowledge for medical students.
Traditional face-to-face breastfeeding lecture
This intervention consists of the impartition of a face-to-face breastfeeding course
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Provide verbal informed consent
* At least 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
* Rate of non-attendance to the general pediatric course greater than 50%
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Erika Ochoa-Correa
Medical Doctor
Principal Investigators
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Erika Ochoa-Correa, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Locations
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Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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PE18-00005
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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