Randomised trial of a computer software package to improve numeracy skills among nursing students

ISRCTN	ISRCTN42012978
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN42012978
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Submission date: 25/02/2008
Registration date: 30/04/2008
Last edited: 14/11/2022

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Other

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof David Torgerson
Scientific

York Trials Unit
Alcuin Research Resource Centre Building
Alcuin College
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1904 321340
Email	djt6@york.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised, single-centre trial.
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	Randomised trial of a computer software package to improve numeracy skills among nursing students
Study objectives	The principle research question is whether the use of a supplementary computer based numeracy training programme increases numeracy skills among first year nursing students.
Ethics approval(s)	Health Sciences Research Governance Committee, University of York. Date of approval: 10/12/2007
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Numeracy skills of student nurses
Intervention	The intervention is a computer software package known as Authentic World which can be accessed online, participants in the intervention group will be sent details on how to access the computer software and will be able to access the software until the routine end of year numeracy testing. Participants in the control group will receive usual numeracy support. Participants in the intervention and control group will be given reminder information on how to access usual numeracy support from Departmental Staff. Duration of intervention: 6 months (April - Oct 2008)
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Students score on the end of year numeracy test (VLE) plus six additional questions relating specifically to medication dosage calculations, at 6 months from the beginning of the intervention.
Secondary outcome measures	No secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date	26/02/2008
Completion date	10/10/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	138
Key inclusion criteria	First year nursing or midwifery students at the University of York.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Refusal to give consent 2. Term 1 diagnostic numeracy test score unavailable
Date of first enrolment	26/02/2008
Date of final enrolment	10/10/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

York Trials Unit

York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of York (UK)
University/education

c/o Professor David Torgerson
York Trials Unit
ARRC Building
Alcuin College
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
England
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1904 321340
Email	djt6@york.ac.uk
"ROR"	https://ror.org/04m01e293

Funders

Funder type

University/education

University of York, York Trials Unit (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan	Not provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article		14/07/2011		Yes	No

Editorial Notes

14/11/2022: Internal review.