The Effect of Hand Sewing Practices on Suturing Skills

Melek Şen Aytekin

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Suture; Midwifery Education; Skill Performance

Treatments: Other: Hand Sewing Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07236853

GaziosmanpasaU-EBE-MŞA-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.).

Enrollment: 83 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers participating in the study,
• Those taking the Normal Birth and Postpartum Term course for the first time,
• Those who have not received suture training before,
• Third-year midwifery students

Exclusion criteria

• Students who are absent on the day the course is taught.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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83 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Education Group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group received the standard training provided as part of the Normal Birth and Postpartum Period course. This training used an 80-slide PowerPoint presentation. The training was delivered in two 50-minute sessions. Surgical suture kits and sponges were used to demonstrate suturing skills.

Hand Sewing Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group received the standard training provided as part of the Normal Birth and Postpartum Period course. An 80-slide PowerPoint presentation was used for this training. The training was delivered in two 50-minute sessions. Surgical suture kits and sponges were used to demonstrate suture skills. Following the standard training, this group received hand suture exercises. Students in this group received instruction in hand suture exercises. Hand suture exercises were practiced with the group for a total of four days, one day apart. Hand suture exercises were demonstrated using fabric, sponge, and paper. Straight stitching and basting techniques were demonstrated.

Treatment:

Other: Hand Sewing Group