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Enhancing Practical Competence in Physical Assessment Through Digital Video Feedback
Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital
Summary
This cluster randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital video feedback strategy in improving physical assessment skills, learning motivation, self-regulated learning, and anxiety among undergraduate nursing students. Approximately 80 second-year nursing students enrolled in a physical examination and assessment course will be assigned to either a digital video feedback intervention group or a traditional teaching control group using cluster randomization. The intervention will be implemented in four physical assessment units, including head and neck/lymphatic assessment, musculoskeletal assessment, and two neurological assessment units. Students in the intervention group will record their physical assessment performance using a digital video system and receive structured feedback from peers and instructors. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, mid-course, and at the end of the course.
Official title: Enhancing Practical Competence in Physical Assessment Through Digital Video Feedback: A Teaching Practice in the Physical Examination and Assessment Course
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-10-28
Completion Date
2027-02-28
Last Updated
2026-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Digital Video Feedback Group
The digital video feedback intervention uses the SimCapture system to record students' physical assessment performance. Students practice selected physical assessment skills, including head and neck/lymphatic, musculoskeletal, and neurological assessments. Their recorded performances are reviewed by peers and instructors, who provide structured feedback based on standardized physical assessment evaluation criteria. Students review the feedback, modify their assessment techniques, and subsequently repeat the recording and feedback process.
Traditional Physical Assessment Teaching
Participants will receive traditional physical assessment instruction according to the standard course curriculum, including classroom instruction, instructor demonstration, and hands-on skills practice. Participants will also record and upload videos of their physical assessment skill performance as part of the course requirements. However, they will not participate in the structured video review and feedback activities provided to the Digital Video Feedback Group.