EBP Confidence and Behavior Throughout PT Edu

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05868018

Collaborator

Sacred Heart University (Other), University of Toronto (Other), Chatham University (Other)

269

Enrollment

60.3

Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aimed to describe changes in EBP confidence and behavior of students from four physical therapy education programs throughout their curriculum using the Evidence-Based Practice Confidence (EPIC) Scale and the Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Scale (EBPIS).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Evidence Based Practice Physical Therapy Education	Behavioral: Education

Detailed Description

Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a foundational process taught in health professional education, yet it is unclear when EBP confidence and skills are obtained.

Review of Literature Increases in EBP confidence and behaviors from the start of physical therapy programs to post graduation have been reported in studies that evaluated a single program or used non-valid questionnaires. This study aimed to describe changes in EBP confidence and behavior of students from four physical therapy education programs throughout their curriculum.

Subjects Two hundred sixty-nine physical therapy students were recruited across 4 PT programs (3 in US and 1 in Canada).

Methods Students completed the Evidence-Based Practice Confidence (EPIC) Scale and the Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Scale (EBPIS) at 6 timepoints: start of the program, prior to first clinical experience, after first clinical experience, at the end of classroom instruction, graduation, and one year post. Medians (Mdn) and 25th and 75th percentiles (P25, P75) were calculated for 42 (23.2%) students with complete data across all timepoints. Change between timepoints was assessed using Friedman's test and Wilcoxon signed rank test with a Bonferroni correction for post hoc analysis.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

269 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Evidence-based Practice Confidence and Behavior Throughout the Curriculum of Four Physical Therapy Education Programs: A Longitudinal Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Jul 22, 2014

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
DPT A Students from University A received their typical evidence based practice education over 3 years.	Behavioral: Education This was an observational study of changes in evidence based confidence and behavior across 4 physical therapy programs. Students received their typical physical therapy education and we measured changes in evidence based practice confidence and behaviors across programs throughout the curriculum.
DPT B Students from University B received their typical evidence based practice education over 3 years.	Behavioral: Education This was an observational study of changes in evidence based confidence and behavior across 4 physical therapy programs. Students received their typical physical therapy education and we measured changes in evidence based practice confidence and behaviors across programs throughout the curriculum.
DPT C Students from University C received their typical evidence based practice education over 3 years.	Behavioral: Education This was an observational study of changes in evidence based confidence and behavior across 4 physical therapy programs. Students received their typical physical therapy education and we measured changes in evidence based practice confidence and behaviors across programs throughout the curriculum.
MSPT Students from University D received their typical evidence based practice education over 2 years.	Behavioral: Education This was an observational study of changes in evidence based confidence and behavior across 4 physical therapy programs. Students received their typical physical therapy education and we measured changes in evidence based practice confidence and behaviors across programs throughout the curriculum.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Evidence Based Practice Confidence [4 years]
10 item questionnaire
Evidence Based Practice Behavior [3 years]
18 item questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

students enrolled in the 4 selected physical therapy programs

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sacred Heart University
University of Toronto
Chatham University

Investigators

Study Director: Wendy Romney, PhD, Sacred Heart University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Judith E Deutsch, PT, PhD, Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05868018

Other Study ID Numbers:

Pro20140000413

First Posted:

May 22, 2023

Last Update Posted:

May 22, 2023

Last Verified:

May 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 22, 2023