App-guided Training in eFAST Ultrasound

Sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT02156921

Collaborator

Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (Other), University of Copenhagen (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the cost-effectiveness of app-based self-directed ultrasound training compared to self-directed training with written handouts on subsequent performance on simulated patient cases and theoretical cases.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Learning Outcome Training Efficiency	Other: App-based training	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

34 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Health Services Research

Official Title:

Cost-effectiveness of Mobile App-guided Training in Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (eFAST): A Randomized Trial

Study Start Date :

May 1, 2014

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2014

Actual Study Completion Date :

Oct 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
No Intervention: Control group Self-guided training without app-based training (written hand-outs)
Active Comparator: Intervention group Self-guided training with app-based training	Other: App-based training

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

No Intervention: Control group

Self-guided training without app-based training (written hand-outs)

Active Comparator: Intervention group

Self-guided training with app-based training

Other: App-based training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Video recording of ultrasound skills, rated by consultant radiologists. [Ratings are to be completed within three months of performance.]
The video-recordings of the technical performances are merged with the ultrasonography screen-recordings to one anonymized video-clip. These combined video-clips are rated with the OSAUS rating by two raters. The OSAUS scale (Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills) is used for all performance assessments. The raters are consultant radiologists.
Cost-effectiveness of mobile app guided versus textbook guided training [September 2016]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Diagnostic accuracy [On site via checklist, evaluated on average one day after performance.]
Participants are given five videocases, to assess for eFAST verifiable pathology.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

First year medical doctor
Provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Prior practical ultrasonography experience such as performing independent ultrasonography scans, or participation in any post-graduate ultrasonography courses.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation	Copenhagen	Capital Region	Denmark	DK-2100

Sponsors and Collaborators

Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
University of Copenhagen

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Philip M Nilsson, Copenhagen Academy Of Medical Education And Simulation

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Philip Mørkeberg Nilsson, Research Assistant, Rigshospitalet, Denmark

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT02156921

Other Study ID Numbers:

H-3-2014-FSP17

First Posted:

Jun 5, 2014

Last Update Posted:

Oct 27, 2016

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2016

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 27, 2016