An interventional study of Plastination Model Group and Traditional Methods Group in Education, Education, Medical and Education, Medical, Undergraduate, sponsored by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Not yet recruiting. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-28.
Sponsored by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
Purpose:
This educational trial aims to assess whether plastination models for neuroanatomy training (limbic system, basal ganglia, cerebellum, spinal cord)" improve medical students' understanding of central nervous system anatomy compared to traditional educational methods. It will also evaluate student satisfaction with this teaching tool.
Key Questions:
Study Design:
Researchers will compare two teaching methods:
Participants will:
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Receives instruction using plastinated models of: * Brainstem * Limbic system * Basal ganglia * Cerebellum * Spinal cord Duration: 7 weeks of training (2 hours/week) Taught by professor who every year teaches neuroanatomy Assessment: Standardized anatomy exams + spatial reasoning tests
Behavioral: Plastination Model Group
Receives equivalent instruction using: * Standard textbook and 2D atlases (e.g., Netter's) * Lectures with 2D projections Matched in duration and instructor expertise Same assessment protocol as an experimental group
Behavioral: Traditional Methods Group
Model Specifications: "S10 silicone plastination models of brainstem structures (1:1 scale) with: • Sectioned at 2mm intervals to reveal internal architecture
1. Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy (9th ed.) 2. Standardized PowerPoint lectures
Change in neuroanatomy knowledge scores assessed by the "Neuroanatomy Knowledge Assessment Test
Scale Title: Neuroanatomy Knowledge Assessment Test (NKAT). Score Range: 0 (no correct answers) to 15 (all answers correct). Interpretation: Higher scores indicate better neuroanatomy knowledge (better outcome).
Time frame: Baseline, Week 4 post-intervention
Spatial understanding assessment
Method: 3D spatial reasoning test (modified Vandenberg scale) Scoring: 1-5 Likert scale for structure identification accuracy
Time frame: Post-intervention only
Student satisfaction assessed by the 10-item Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS)
* Score Range: 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). * Interpretation: Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction (better outcome).
Time frame: Immediately after the intervention (Day 1)
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Start is estimated for Oct 2025; primary completion for Dec 2025, 2 months later.
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