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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/03/105942 [Registered on: 11/03/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/03/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Educational]  
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study to see if learning through games improves medical students motivation to study physiology. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of game-based learning as a supplementary strategy to enhance students’ motivation to study endocrine physiology: an interventional study. 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Soubhagya Sunny 
Designation  Postgraduate student 
Affiliation  Yenepoya medical college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka. 
Address  Department of Physiology, 1st floor, Academic block, University road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  8550827728  
Fax    
Email  35788@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Shobith Bangera 
Designation  Professor & HOD  
Affiliation  Department of physiology, Yenepoya medical college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka. 
Address  Department of physiology, 1st floor, Academic block, University road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  91 9902452057  
Fax    
Email  shobithbangera@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Soubhagya Sunny 
Designation  Postgraduate student 
Affiliation  Yenepoya medical college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka. 
Address  Department of physiology, 1st floor, Academic block, University road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  8550827728  
Fax    
Email  35788@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Yenepoya Medical College 
Address  University Road, Deralakatte, Mangalore. 575018 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Soubhagya Sunny  Yenepoya Medical College  Department of physiology,Demonstration room, 1st floor, Academic block,University road, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 		 8550827728

35788@yenepoya.edu.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Yenepoya Ethics Committee-1  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Medical education 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Case Based Learning and Peer Tutoring  Students will participate in a single one time 60 minute active learning session using clinical case discussions and peer tutoring. 
Intervention  Game Based Learning  Students will participate in a single one time 60 minute active learning session using a custom educational digital game focused on endocrine physiology. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  25.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  First year MBBS students enrolled at Yenepoya Medical College who are willing to provide voluntary informed consent to participate in the study. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Students who were absent for the theory classes on Endocrine Physiology. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in knowledge score regarding endocrine physiology, and improvement in students motivation and confidence towards subject.  At baseline(1 week prior to intervention), on the day of intervention (immediately before and after) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="250"
Sample Size from India="250" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   08/04/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary    This educational interventional study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Game Based Learning as a supplementary teaching strategy to enhance first year MBBS students motivation and knowledge in Endocrine Physiology.The study will be conducted at Yenepoya Medical College. Eligible participants who provide informed consent will take a baseline multiple choice question pretest. Based on their pretest scores, students will be systematically allocated into three parallel groups to ensure equal baseline knowledge distribution. The intervention group will participate in a Game Based Learning session. The two comparison groups will participate in either Case Based Learning or Peer Tutoring sessions. Following the sixty minute intervention, all students will complete a post test to measure knowledge retention. Additionally, student motivation, confidence, and perception of the teaching methods will be assessed using a validated questionnaire. The primary goal is to determine if interactive game-based methods yield higher academic engagement and knowledge scores compared to standard active learning techniques. 
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