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Online vs. In-Person Suturing Training: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial in a Low-Resource Setting

NCT07038525 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2025-06-26

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether online suturing training is non-inferior to in-person training in developing suturing skills among medical students at Yarmouk University in a low-resource setting.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is online suturing training as effective as in-person training in developing practical skills (as measured by OSATS scores)?
* Does online training result in comparable knowledge improvement compared to in-person training (as measured by MCQ scores)?

Researchers will compare the online video-based training with Zoom feedback to live instructor-led in-person training to see if the online approach is not clinically inferior in terms of skills and knowledge acquisition.

Participants will:

* Complete pre-assessment and informed consent
* Be randomly assigned to one of the two training groups using stratified block randomization
* Participate in a suturing workshop either in-person or via online video and Zoom feedback
* Complete a post-assessment including OSATS-evaluated performance and MCQ test

Allocation concealment will be maintained, and the OSATS scores will be assessed by a blinded evaluator using a standardized checklist.

Conditions

  • Suture Techniques
  • Training Effectiveness
  • Online Education
  • Student Education
  • Hands-on Training

Interventions

OTHER

Suturing training

This intervention involves basic suturing skills training delivered either in-person or online. In the in-person group, participants receive live instruction and hands-on supervision. In the online group, participants watch a standardized video tutorial and receive remote feedback via Zoom. All participants use identical suturing kits and are evaluated using the same OSATS checklist by a blinded assessor. The content and learning objectives are standardized across both formats.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Diala Burjak

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diala Burjak, MD · NYC Health + Hospitals/ Elmhurst Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-13
Primary Completion
2025-05-17
Completion
2025-05-17

Countries

  • Jordan

Study Locations

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