Hands-On training beats brochures for teaching bandaging skills
NCT ID NCT07592208
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether supervised, hands-on training helps physiotherapy students apply compression bandages more accurately than just reading a brochure. 41 fourth-year students were split into two groups: one received a 3-hour expert-led session with pressure sensors for feedback, while the other studied a brochure on their own. The goal was to see if the supervised group improved their bandaging skills, pressure accuracy, and confidence more than the brochure group.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate * Being a student in the department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation * Being in the fourth year of study * Having completed the Prosthetics and Rehabilitation course to ensure proficiency in the figure-of-eight bandaging technique. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any orthopedic or neurological disease that hinders upper extremity function, particularly hand use * Presence of acute trauma to the upper extremity or hand * Having a known allergy to compression materials, as students performed bandaging practices on one another. * Students who had received any training or courses on compression bandaging prior to or outside of the 'Prosthetics and Rehabilitation' course
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Central, 14030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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