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Identifying Learning Strategies to Improve Blood Pressure Measurement in Physical Therapy Education Programs

NCT04976452 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2024-01-31

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine an effective teaching strategy for Physical Therapy students in a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program that will produce consistent and accurate measuring of patient BP readings in the healthcare clinic according to the guidelines established by the AHA.

Conditions

  • Blood Pressure Measurement

Interventions

OTHER

Multi-component teaching content

The students assigned to Group 1 will undergo interactive module training by the American Medical Association which outlines how to properly measure blood pressure manually following the American Heart Association guidelines. Following completion of the module, students will be presented with a powerpoint lecture by the Primary Investigator on Blood Pressure. Students will then undergo a competency examination that assesses their ability to measure blood pressure following the guidelines of the American Heart Association.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Midlothian Free Health Clinic

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Youngstown State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edmund C Ickert, PT, DPT, MS · Youngstown State University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-02
Primary Completion
2021-12-16
Completion
2021-12-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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