The Effectiveness of Gamification vs. Traditional Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education

Iran University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gamification; Medical Education

Treatments: Other: Gamification ( Board game ); Other: Traditional lecture-based teaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06763627

IR.IUMS.REC.1403.896

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a gamification-based learning method (board game) versus traditional teaching (lecture) in enhancing the knowledge of acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis among medical students in the general surgery ward at Rasoul Akram Hospital. This study will be conducted as an extra-curricular program, using pre- and post-tests to determine the effectiveness of gamification in general surgery learning within undergraduate medical education. The board game will incorporate innovative educational strategies to engage students in learning about acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical students in their clinical externship in the general surgery ward.
• Willingness to participate voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous knowledge or exposure to acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis.
• Lack of consent or inability to attend the sessions.
• Medical students not currently assigned to general surgery clinical rotations.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Gamification group

Experimental group

Description:

The gamification group will consist of teams of three to four members, who will engage in the board game under the supervision of the supervising investigator for one hour.

Treatment:

Other: Gamification ( Board game )

Class group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The class group will consist of individuals who will attend a one-hour traditional, lecture-based session led by a faculty member in general surgery

Treatment:

Other: Traditional lecture-based teaching