NCT07236853

The Effect of Hand Sewing Practices on Suturing Skills

The Effect of Hand Sewing Practices on Suturing Skills in Midwifery Students.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 83 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Melek Şen Aytekin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hand-held suture exercises on non-locking continuous suture skills used in episiotomy repair in midwifery students. The study, conducted with a randomized, single-blind, controlled design, aimed to generate evidence of psychomotor skill transfer using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills based performance scores and secondary indicators (time, number of errors, etc.).

Conditions

• Midwifery Education
• Suture
• Skill Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hand Sewing Group	Students in this group will be trained in hand-sewing exercises and then be asked to work on sewing skills for one hour three days a week. Hand-sewing exercises will be demonstrated using fabric, sponge, and paper. Straight stitch and basting techniques will be demonstrated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-20
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2025-11-19
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)