Ventriloscope Simulation Stethoscope Training in PT and AT Students (VENTAS)

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Conditions studied: Auscultation Training, Health Professions Education

In brief

This longitudinal, single-cohort, within-subjects study evaluates whether sequential exposure to Ventriloscope simulation stethoscope training, delivered after traditional auscultation instruction, enhances auscultation knowledge, clinical sound recognition skill, and self-reported confidence in Physical Therapy (PT) and Athletic Training (AT) students, and whether any enhancement is retained two months after training. All participating students receive both training modalities in sequence. Knowledge, skill, and confidence are measured at five timepoints (T1-T5) across approximately five months. A qualitative component examines student perceptions of the two training modalities.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07559422
Run by: Youngstown State University
People needed: 60
Starts: 2026-05-11
Expected to finish: 2026-10-19
Last updated by the study team: 2026-07-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Currently enrolled in the YSU PT (DPT) or AT (MAT) professional program
Enrolled in Human Anatomy PHYT 8810 (PT) or Human Anatomy MAT 6908 (AT), in which auscultation instruction is delivered
Age 18 years or older
Able to provide voluntary written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

Prior formal clinical auscultation training as part of a prior healthcare degree (e.g., nursing, respiratory therapy, medicine, physician assistant)
Inability to participate in both training sessions due to academic leave, course withdrawal, or scheduling conflict that cannot be reasonably accommodated

Where it is running

Youngstown State University — Youngstown, Ohio, United States

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