This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Students' Medical Ethics Rounds on knowledge and attitude of medical students. It is non-randomized, non-blinded medical education interventional study. Medical students participating in rounds who fill questionnaires are included/ the students who do not fill the questionnaires are excluded. 50 students for each session are the required sample size of study. Total sample size of study will be approximately 300. Theater play of real clinical cases of medical ethics problems, large group discussion of the presented ethical problem, professors comments regarding students' questions, movies of patients' and health-care providers' opinions of the ethical problem, role-playing of students fir this ethical problem and role-play/model of professors are the medical education interventions. These rounds will be held from October 2012 until February 2014. Ethical sensitivity regarding the ethical problems; knowledge, attitude and confidence of students for acting ethically in face with ethical problems are the outcomes of this study.
General information
Acronym
SMER
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2013050413221N1
Registration date:2016-05-30, 1395/03/10
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2016-05-30, 1395/03/10
Registrant information
Name
Ghasem Pishgahi
Name of organization / entity
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 26 4423 3515
Email address
gh-pishgahi@student.tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
This study is granted as a small student grant, Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2012-10-01, 1391/07/10
Expected recruitment end date
2016-03-01, 1394/12/11
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Assessment of Students’ Medical Ethics Rounds (SMER) on knowledge, attitude, and ethical sensitivity of medical students
Public title
Students’ Medical Ethics Rounds
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
All medical students participating in rounds who fill the pretest and post-test questionnaires are included/ the students who do not fill the questionnaires are excluded.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
300
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Single
Other design features
This study is a medical education study for introduction of this new method of medcal ethics teaching, and aims to investigate its effectiveness.
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center-Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Tehran, 16th Azar Street, At the corner of Poursina Street, N 23, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center
City
Tehran
Postal code
1417613151
Approval date
2012-11-25, 1391/09/05
Ethics committee reference number
91-04-61-20193-77305
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Medical Education
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
2
Description of health condition studied
Medical ethics
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Knowledge of Medical Ethics regarding the round's topic of medical ethics problem
Timepoint
Beginning and end of each round
Method of measurement
Researcher's made questionnaire
2
Description
Attitude of Medical Ethics regarding the round's topic of medical ethics problem
Timepoint
Beginning and end of each round
Method of measurement
Researcher's made questionnaire
3
Description
Confidences of Medical Students regarding the round's topic of medical ethics problem
Timepoint
Beginning and end of each round
Method of measurement
Researcher's made questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Participants' reflections on each medical education intervention
Timepoint
End of each round
Method of measurement
Reflections form with 5-point Likert scale
Intervention groups
1
Description
Theater play for real medical ethics case
Category
Other
2
Description
Large group discussion on the presented medical ethics problem
Category
Other
3
Description
Summarizing discussions and answering the questions of students by ethics and clinical professors
Category
Other
4
Description
Showing movies regarding the opinions of patients, health-care providers, professors and students.
Category
Other
5
Description
Role-playing of students for deciding in face with medical ethics problems of each round
Category
Other
6
Description
Role-modeling by professors for the clinical ethical problem role-played by students.
Category
Other
7
Description
Giving pamphlet including summary of practical ways of deciding in case of medical ethics problems discussed in each round
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh moghadas
Street address
Tehran-Keshavarz Boulevard-Vessal Shirazi Street- Corner of Italia Street- N 56- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)-Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Fariba Asghari
Street address
Tehran, 16th Azar Street, At the corner of Poursina Street, N 23, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)-Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Moghadas
Position
Medical Doctor (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) Student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tehran-Keshavarz Boulevard-Vessal Shirazi Street- Corner of Italia Street- N 56- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)
City
Tehran
Postal code
1417755331
Phone
+98 21 6684 0134
Fax
+98 14 1775 5331
Email
fateme_moghaddas@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Navid Abolfat-h Zadeh Ghale Joughi
Position
Medical Doctor (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH)
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tehran-Keshavarz Boulevard-Vessal Shirazi Street- Corner of Italia Street- N 56- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)
City
Tehran
Postal code
1417755331
Phone
+98 21 8898 9161
Fax
+98 88989164
Email
navid.ab@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Moghadas
Position
Mediacal Doctor (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tehran-Keshavarz Boulevard-Vessal Shirazi Street- Corner of Italia Street- N 56- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC)
City
Tehran
Postal code
1417755331
Phone
+98 21 6684 0134
Fax
Email
fateme_moghaddas@yahoo.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)