Interactive Ren'Py Learning in Physiotherapy Education

NCT ID: NCT07274839

Last Updated: 2025-12-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-07

Study Completion Date

2024-12-27

Brief Summary

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Advances in health professions education increasingly emphasize the use of digital technologies to enhance student engagement and support diverse learning needs. In physiotherapy training, particularly in technically complex subjects like electrotherapy, conventional instruction may fall short in fostering active learning and knowledge retention. Game-based platforms such as Ren'Py offer an opportunity to integrate interactive, scenario-based learning into the curriculum. This study aimed to assess the impact of Ren'Py-based digital materials on learning outcomes by comparing conventional, digital, and hybrid teaching models in an undergraduate electrotherapy course.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Student

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups-Conventional Education Group (CEG), Digital Education Group (DEG), or Conventional and Digital Education Group (CaDEG)-using a random sequence generated via random.org
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Conventional Education

The course content was standardized using materials from the "CK4Stim-Clinical Key for Electrical Stimulation in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation" project (CK4Stim, Access Date: October 2024). The CK4Stim project, supported by the European Union and involving multiple projects partners, aims to develop a common language for the use of electrical stimulation in physiotherapy and rehabilitation education in accordance with European standards.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional Instructional Material

Intervention Type OTHER

The course content was standardized using materials from the "CK4Stim-Clinical Key for Electrical Stimulation in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation" project (CK4Stim, Access Date: October 2024). The CK4Stim project, supported by the European Union and involving multiple projects partners, aims to develop a common language for the use of electrical stimulation in physiotherapy and rehabilitation education in accordance with European standards.

Digital Education

A lesson package containing a story in an interactive visual novel format created using Ren'Py. This package was designed by the researchers to include the theoretical and practical contents of the medium frequency currents unit, again using the content of the CK4Stım project.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Digital Instructional Material

Intervention Type OTHER

A lesson package containing a story in an interactive visual novel format created using Ren'Py. This package was designed by the researchers to include the theoretical and practical contents of the medium frequency currents unit, again using the content of the CK4Stim project.

Conventional and Digital Education

A group that received both educational models for comparison.

Group Type OTHER

Digital Instructional Material

Intervention Type OTHER

A lesson package containing a story in an interactive visual novel format created using Ren'Py. This package was designed by the researchers to include the theoretical and practical contents of the medium frequency currents unit, again using the content of the CK4Stim project.

Conventional Instructional Material

Intervention Type OTHER

The course content was standardized using materials from the "CK4Stim-Clinical Key for Electrical Stimulation in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation" project (CK4Stim, Access Date: October 2024). The CK4Stim project, supported by the European Union and involving multiple projects partners, aims to develop a common language for the use of electrical stimulation in physiotherapy and rehabilitation education in accordance with European standards.

Interventions

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Digital Instructional Material

A lesson package containing a story in an interactive visual novel format created using Ren'Py. This package was designed by the researchers to include the theoretical and practical contents of the medium frequency currents unit, again using the content of the CK4Stim project.

Intervention Type OTHER

Conventional Instructional Material

The course content was standardized using materials from the "CK4Stim-Clinical Key for Electrical Stimulation in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation" project (CK4Stim, Access Date: October 2024). The CK4Stim project, supported by the European Union and involving multiple projects partners, aims to develop a common language for the use of electrical stimulation in physiotherapy and rehabilitation education in accordance with European standards.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Voluntary participation
* Cumulative GPA above 1.80
* Access to a device compatible with at least one of the following operating systems or platforms: Linux x86\_64/Arm, Windows 7 or later, or Mac OS X 10.10 or later

Exclusion Criteria

* History of course failure due to absenteeism
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ahmet Koçyiğit

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ahmet Koçyiğit

Lecturer

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Facultu of Health Sciences

Zonguldak, Kozlu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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03.07.2024/468499

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

https://osf.io/38ntm

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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