NCT07186569

Effect of Digital Interactive and Face-to-Face Peer Support on Medical Students' Clinical Skill Performance, Reflection Skills, and Retention of Clinical Skills

The Effect of Digital Interactive and Face-to-Face Peer Support on Medical Students' Clinical Skill Performance, Reflection Skills, and Retention of Clinical Skills

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 98 (actual)
• Sponsor: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized educational trial compares two peer-support approaches for teaching clinical skills to medical students. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) Digital interactive peer support delivered through an online platform with structured tasks and feedback; (2) Face-to-face peer support delivered in small group sessions with guided practice; or (3) Standard training according to the usual curriculum. All participants complete an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) immediately after training, and complete a validated questionnaire to assess reflection skills. A follow-up OSCE is administered to evaluate retention of clinical skills. There is no drug or device involved and risks are minimal.

Detailed description

Design: Interventional, randomized, parallel-assignment trial with three arms (digital interactive peer support, face-to-face peer support, standard training). Allocation is approximately equal across arms; masking is not used. Setting and participants: Medical students who meet eligibility criteria at a university clinical skills program. Participants provide informed consent prior to enrollment. Interventions: * Digital interactive peer support - structured peer learning via an online platform (e.g., modules, quizzes, discussion, and peer feedback). * Face-to-face peer support - structured in-person peer sessions with guided practice, observation, and formative feedback. * Standard training - the usual curriculum without additional structured peer-support. Assessments and timing: A baseline checklist may be collected as part of routine instruction. Primary endpoint is the OSCE total score obtained immediately post-intervention.

Conditions

• Clinical Skills Education
• Peer Support Interventions
• Medical Students
• Objective Structured Clinical Examination
• Clinical Competence
• Education, Medical, Undergraduate
• Students, Medical
• Social Support

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Digital Interactive Peer Support	Individually randomized participants receive digital interactive peer support.
BEHAVIORAL	Face-to-Face Peer Support	Individually randomized participants receive face-to-face peer support.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard Training (Control)	Standard Training (Usual Curriculum)-Participants receive usual curriculum-based training without structured peer support.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-24
• Primary completion: 2025-05-07
• Completion: 2025-09-01
• First posted: 2025-09-22
• Last updated: 2025-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)