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Virtual Microscopy Versus Optical Microscopy

NCT07302633 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 350

Last updated 2025-12-24

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Summary

The literature reveals ongoing debate regarding the relative effectiveness of Virtual Microscopy (VM) versus Optical Microscopy (OM) in achieving specific learning outcomes (SLOs). There remains a paucity of comprehensive, comparative research evaluating these methodologies against standardized learning outcomes in the medical undergraduate population. This instigated a comparison of VM and OM as teaching methodologies for pathology in medical education, specifically focusing on their effectiveness in achieving predetermined learning outcomes.

Conditions

  • Learning Problem

Interventions

OTHER

Optical Microscopy

Students were exposed to optical microscopy (OM); OM is the conventional method of using physical microscopes to examine microscope slides.

OTHER

Virtual Microscopy

Students were exposed to virtual microscopy (VM); VM is a digital technology that allows students to view and analyze microscope slides through digital platforms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Muhammad Aamir Latif

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sadaf Shafique, FCPS · Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-30
Completion
2024-10-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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