Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof David Torgerson
ORCID ID
Contact details
York Trials Unit
Alcuin Research Resource Centre Building
Alcuin College
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1904 321340
djt6@york.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
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
Health Sciences Research Governance Committee, University of York. Date of approval: 10/12/2007
Study design
Randomised, single-centre trial.
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
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
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
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 trial start date
26/02/2008
Overall trial end date
10/10/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
First year nursing or midwifery students at the University of York.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
138
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Refusal to give consent
2. Term 1 diagnostic numeracy test score unavailable
Recruitment start date
26/02/2008
Recruitment end date
10/10/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
York Trials Unit
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of York (UK)
Sponsor details
c/o Professor David Torgerson
York Trials Unit
ARRC Building
Alcuin College
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1904 321340
djt6@york.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
University of York, York Trials Unit (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. Hannah Ainsworth, Mollie Gilchrist, Celia Grant, Catherine Hewitt, Sue Ford, Moira Petrie, Carole J. Torgerson & David J. Torgerson (2011): Computer-based instruction for improving student nurses general numeracy: is it effective? Two randomised trials, Educational Studies, DOI:10.1080/03055698.2011.598668