Simulation training boosts student skills in managing postpartum bleeding
NCT ID NCT07618442
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether simulation-based education helps midwifery students learn to manage postpartum hemorrhage (heavy bleeding after childbirth). Forty-five third-year students were split into two groups: both got traditional lectures, but one group also practiced with a high-fidelity birthing simulator. Researchers measured their knowledge, skills, and confidence before, right after, and four weeks later. The goal was to see if simulation training leads to better learning than lectures alone.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Simulation-based postpartum hemorrhage management education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve how midwifery students are trained to handle postpartum hemorrhage, potentially leading to better real-world outcomes for mothers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 45 students, so results may not apply broadly. It measures skills in a simulation, not actual patient outcomes.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 25 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Third-year undergraduate midwifery students enrolled in the Department of Midwifery during the 2022-2023 academic year * Completion of the Normal Birth and Midwifery Care course * Enrollment in the High-Risk Birth and Midwifery Care course during the study period * Voluntary agreement to participate in the study * Ability to attend all study sessions and follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Previous participation in structured postpartum hemorrhage simulation-based training * Absence from any part of the educational intervention or outcome assessments * Withdrawal of consent during the study period
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Istanbul, 34055, Turkey (Türkiye)
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