Effectiveness of Augmented Reality in the Teaching of Health University Students.

NCT ID: NCT05798468

Last Updated: 2023-11-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 203 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-05-15
• Study Completion Date: 2023-07-20

Brief Summary

The exponential growth of new technologies has meant that the educational field has had to update itself. From the educational point of view, there are some studies that have promoted the implementation of new technologies. These facts have raised the need to implement augmented reality in the university environment, especially among students of health sciences. The use of augmented reality can mean a new approach to teaching by teachers and better learning by students. Objetive: To compare the degree of usability of the two augmented reality applications and to analyse the academic performance of the control group and the experimental group at the Universities of Cadiz and Malaga. The existence of significant differences and relationships between the two variables will be observed.

Detailed Description

This research has followed the SPIRIT statement and the ethical and legal aspects of the Principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. An intervention was carried out using two augmented reality applications in the subject of General Procedures in Physiotherapy II at the Universities of Malaga and Cadiz.

Conditions

Education

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Control group

There will be two control groups. One control group will belong to the University of Malaga and the other will belong to the University of Cadiz. This group will follow the traditional teaching method. The total sample of the group will be approximately 96 students, ensuring a homogeneous distribution between the two groups.

Group Type: OTHER

Control group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Traditional education will be carried out

Experimental group

There will be two experimental groups. One experimental group will belong to the University of Malaga and will use augmented reality using Zapworks software while the other experimental group will belong to the University and will use the Aumentaty platform. The sample will be made up of approximately 107 students, ensuring a homogeneous distribution between the two groups. Both the software and the platform mentioned above will work with augmented reality in the educational field, in this case in the university environment.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Augmented reality

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention will be carried out in the Physiotherapy Degree of the Universities of Malaga and Cadiz. It will consist of the use of software and a platform that works with augmented reality. Previously a study of the demographic variable of the population that conforms the study will be carried out. During the intervention, teaching will be carried out with the support and enhancement of the use of augmented reality through Zapworks and Aumentaty. A study and analysis of the variables of the qualifications and usability of the study population will be carried out. For the qualification variable, the academic performance of the students will be taken into account and for the usability variable, the System Usability Scale will be used. Subsequently, an analysis and interpretation will be carried out to assess the correlation between both variables.

Interventions

Augmented reality

The intervention will be carried out in the Physiotherapy Degree of the Universities of Malaga and Cadiz. It will consist of the use of software and a platform that works with augmented reality. Previously a study of the demographic variable of the population that conforms the study will be carried out. During the intervention, teaching will be carried out with the support and enhancement of the use of augmented reality through Zapworks and Aumentaty. A study and analysis of the variables of the qualifications and usability of the study population will be carried out. For the qualification variable, the academic performance of the students will be taken into account and for the usability variable, the System Usability Scale will be used. Subsequently, an analysis and interpretation will be carried out to assess the correlation between both variables.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Control group

Traditional education will be carried out

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Students who belong to the degree of Physiotherapy and who are enrolled in the subject General Procedures in Physical Therapy II.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-university students.
• Non-university students from outside the health care field.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 26 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Alejandro Vega Morales

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

María Jesús Viñolo Gil

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Malaga

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rocío Martín Valero

PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Rocío Martín Valero, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Malaga

Locations

Rocío Martín-Valero

Málaga, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Related Links

https://zap.works/

This link takes you directly to the Zapworks software home page.

Other Identifiers

UMA_Aumentaty 2022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id