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The Effectiveness of Gamification vs. Traditional Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education

NCT06763627 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-08-29

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a gamification-based learning method (board game) versus traditional teaching (lecture) in enhancing the knowledge of acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis among medical students in the general surgery ward at Rasoul Akram Hospital. This study will be conducted as an extra-curricular program, using pre- and post-tests to determine the effectiveness of gamification in general surgery learning within undergraduate medical education. The board game will incorporate innovative educational strategies to engage students in learning about acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis

Conditions

  • Medical Education
  • Gamification

Interventions

OTHER

Gamification ( Board game )

A three- or four-player board game will be designed to teach acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis. The game has two stages: educational (houses 1-9) and reinforcement (houses 10-30). Players roll dice and move their pieces to answer various questions such as multiple-choice, true/false, matching, puzzles, and scenario-based problem-solving. Each player starts with three hearts, and if they land on one of the three red "trap" spaces and answer incorrectly, they lose one heart. Yellow spaces introduce random events like gaining or losing hearts. One space features a general knowledge question for variety. Players must achieve a point threshold in the educational section to move to the reinforcement section, and the highest scorer at the end of the hour wins. Groups of 3 or 4 students will play for one hour under the supervision of the investigator.

OTHER

Traditional lecture-based teaching

Students will attend a standard one-hour lecture delivered by a general surgery faculty member, covering the same topics. PowerPoint presentations prepared by the research team will ensure consistency with the game content.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Iran University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-15
Primary Completion
2025-04-15
Completion
2025-05-30

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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