Ecofisio, a Mobile Application for Assessment and Diagnosis Using Ultrasound Imaging for Undergraduate Health Science Students

Irene Cantarero Villanueva

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sport Injury; Educational Problems

Treatments: Device: ECOFISIO

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04138511

EcoFisio PID 14-56

Details and patient eligibility

About

The new called "Generation Z" is starting to reach college age. They have adopted technology and create a deep dependence on it, becoming more drawn to the virtual world. M-learning has experienced a huge expansion in recent years in both, medical context and medical and health's sciences education. Ultrasound is an important diagnosis technique in physiotherapy, especially in sports pathology. m-Learning environments could be a useful tool for improve the comprehension of ultrasound concepts and the acquisition of professional competencies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the use of an interactive platform accessible through mobile devices (ECOFISIO) using ultrasound imaging for the development of professional competencies in the evaluation and diagnosis of sports pathologies.

Participants were 110 undergraduate students enrolled in two groups of this randomized controlled multicentre study: a control group (traditional learning) and experimental group (ECOFISIO mobile application). All participants were assessed both theoretically and by means of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) exams.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To have anatomy and biomechanics previous knowledge.
• To be enrolled in any required subject.
• To have basic ability to use a mobile application.
• To have a smartphone with Internet Access (Android Operating System).

Exclusion criteria

• To have received any previous training in ultrasound imaging and managing.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group (ECOFISIO)

Experimental group

Description:

Ecofisio Group received the ECOFISIO mobile application after students had received theoretical-practical lessons about ultrasound skills in sports pathologies areas, to study the subject.

Treatment:

Device: ECOFISIO

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Students received theoretical-practical lessons about ultrasound skills in sports pathologies areas and used traditional study models, to study the subject