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Nurses Education Using Virtual Social Network

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04789642
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 9, 2021
Last Update Posted : September 1, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
mohamed elsayed hamed elzeky, Mansoura University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Regardless of the method used to measure BP, initial and ongoing training of technicians and healthcare providers and the use of validated and calibrated devices are critical for obtaining accurate BP measurements.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Blood Pressure Determination Continuing Nursing Education Education, Distance Other: blood pressure measurement whatsapp educational program Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
Shortage of human resources and the importance of remaining up-to-date to provide healthcare services highlighted the development of distance education for nurses. In addition information presented via the distance learning method via software systems was more stable than the face-to-face method via lecture, and it saved time and energy. Nurses are responsible for BP monitoring and assessment in the clinical setting. Finding new strategies for distance education is of great concern and ,compared with traditional face-to-face interventions, those carried out through social networks have the advantage that the participant does not need to attend the sessions in person, and offers unlimited access to the intervention materials whenever they wish.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 70 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Other
Official Title: Effect of an Educational Program Using Virtual Social Network on Nurses' Knowledge and Skill of Blood Pressure Measurement
Actual Study Start Date : March 15, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date : May 15, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date : June 15, 2021
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: study group
A social group will be created on whatsapp for subjects of the intervention group and they will receive education about blood pressure measurement guidelines in 24 sessions, once per day in the form of text, image and video clips. In addition to British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS) blood pressure measurement auscultatory tutorials.
 Other: blood pressure measurement whatsapp educational program
educational
No Intervention: control group
The control group will not receive any intervention only their routine education that is provided by the continuous staff development team of the hospital.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. change in blood pressure measurement skill score [ Time Frame: will be measured at baseline and at the end of study (after 1 month) ]
    ). It consists of nine parts. Part one focuses on participants' ability to correctly identify the Korotkoff soundsParts two to nine will focus on measurement steps and a scoring system will be applied by adding 1 point to each correct practice, and 0 point to each wrong practice

  2. change in Blood Pressure Measurement Knowledge score [ Time Frame: will be measured at baseline and at the end of the study (after 1 month) ]
    It consists of five sections. Section one focuses on demographic information , Section two to five focus on questions related to background knowledge, measurement technique, cuff size and arm position of the patient, palpation to identify systolic pressure. A scoring system will be applied by adding 1 point to each correct answer, and 0 point to each wrong answer.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Only permanent staff nurses working in the two cardiac units.
  • Nurses of both sexes .
  • Nurses who use a smart phone or any other digital device with the ability to install the social network of whatsapp.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inaccessibility to wireless net work
  • Unwillingness to participate in study
  • Failure to fill pretest questionnaire
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04789642


Locations
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Egypt
Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University
Mansoura, Egypt
Sponsors and Collaborators
Mansoura University
More Information
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Responsible Party: mohamed elsayed hamed elzeky, lecturer, medical surgical nursing department, faculty of nursing, Mansoura university, Mansoura University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04789642    
Other Study ID Numbers: mansoura U
First Posted: March 9, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 1, 2021
Last Verified: August 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No