Online Training for the Reconstitution of Fosun/BioNTech

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19

Treatments: Behavioral: Control group; Behavioral: Intervention group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05317988

TDGCOVID-EWC-06-2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech requires specific, delicate storage and dilution procedures to be stringently followed for safety and effectiveness. Training should be completed prior to undertaking dilution procedures. Currently, the nursing and pharmacy curricula do not have content on specialized vaccine reconstitution techniques. E-learning has become an essential component of teaching and learning due to COVID. Yet, optimal online learning module development for clinical procedural skill acquisition and appropriate online formative assessment has not been adequately explored. To bridge this training gap for Hong Kong nurses and pharmacists, this project aims to develop a video-based online learning programme, coupled to a randomized controlled study to determine the effectiveness of online vaccine reconstitution training. The module, a supplement to the current teaching curriculum, will train students from both Nursing and Pharmacy disciplines. Outcome measures include formative assessment of student performance, which can be used to inform the design and content of experiential content in healthcare professional curriculums. If this learning platform is shown to be effective, the scope could be extended to other disciplines (not limited to healthcare) where learning complex procedural tasks are necessary for the absence of instructor-led teaching.

Enrollment: 385 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Nursing programmes (Years 1 to 4) at The University of Hong Kong

Exclusion criteria

• Students not from the aforementioned programmes and years of study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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385 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive a step-by-step demonstration video of detailed reconstitution procedures and text-based vaccine product information

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention group

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants receive a generic video of similar duration on basic facts of COVID-19 (unrelated to reconstitution procedures) and text-based product information

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control group