NCT06584968

Improving the Application Skill of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

Improving the Application Skill of Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test with Different Teaching Methods: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test is one of the most widely used and objective clinical tests for assessing the sense of touch. Some guides include standard instructions for the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test. With monofilaments applied correctly by the instructions, patients' threshold values can be determined accurately. However, there are disagreements about the accuracy of the pressure applied by the therapist who applies the monofilament to the patient. The investigators aimed to compare the application of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test to undergraduate students of the occupational therapy department by teaching it using classical methods and visual feedback.

Conditions

• Training
• Students

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	training with visual feedback	Training with visual feedback by comparing the value of the monofilament with the pressure value of the monofilament applied on the precision scale in grams.
OTHER	classical learning	Study of the test with practical applications on the researcher who plays the role of the patient

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-10
• Primary completion: 2024-10-15
• Completion: 2024-10-15
• First posted: 2024-09-05
• Last updated: 2024-10-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)