NCT04976452

Identifying Learning Strategies to Improve Blood Pressure Measurement in Physical Therapy Education Programs

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: Youngstown State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine an effective teaching strategy for Physical Therapy students in a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program that will produce consistent and accurate measuring of patient BP readings in the healthcare clinic according to the guidelines established by the AHA.

Conditions

• Blood Pressure Measurement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multi-component teaching content	The students assigned to Group 1 will undergo interactive module training by the American Medical Association which outlines how to properly measure blood pressure manually following the American Heart Association guidelines. Following completion of the module, students will be presented with a powerpoint lecture by the Primary Investigator on Blood Pressure. Students will then undergo a competency examination that assesses their ability to measure blood pressure following the guidelines of the American Heart Association.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-02
• Primary completion: 2021-12-16
• Completion: 2021-12-16
• First posted: 2021-07-26
• Last updated: 2024-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States