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Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills

Sponsor
University of Cincinnati (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00631761
Collaborator
(none)
36
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
1
Duration (Months)
35.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Develop a tool to objectively quantify technical skills necessary to perform diagnostic cystoscopy (using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills- OSATS).

Develop criteria by which surgeons skills in diagnostic cystoscopy can be evaluated or judged.

Develop an intervention (1.5 hour workshop) which can be replicated by other residency programs in order to enhance learning of diagnostic cystoscopy. The workshop should be adequate for practicing Gynecologists as well as they already have experience with diagnostic hysteroscopy which uses many of the same concepts.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: educational workshop
  • Other: no intervention (usual resident activities)
 N/A

Detailed Description

The OSATS and a written examination will be used to assess residents skills and knowledge pertinent to diagnostic urethrocystoscopy. All residents will be tested on anatomic replica of human bladder for baseline competency using the above tools. Then approximately half will be randomly selected to undergo an educational intervention (a workshop teaching diagnostic urethrocystoscopy). As we are interested in short-term acquisition, about a week later all residents will be retested using the same methods. Grades on the exam will be kept confidential.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
36 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2008
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1

The intervention group will view a 20 minute video, receive a 30 minute didactic lecture on urethrocystoscopy, and 30 minute coaching/practice performing diagnostic cystoscopy on anatomic replicas of the human bladder.

Other: educational workshop
The intervention group will view a 20 minute video, receive a 30 minute didactic lecture on urethrocystoscopy, and 30 minute coaching/practice performing diagnostic cystoscopy on anatomic replicas.
Other Names:
  • Objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS), diagnostic cystoscopy,
  • urethrocystoscopy skills intervention, objective evaluation of procedure skills intervention,
  • educational workshops, cystoscopy classes, cystoscopy certificate

    		•
    Placebo Comparator: 2

    The control group will be instructed to read a urethrocystoscopy textbook chapter at home

    Other: no intervention (usual resident activities)
    usual activities

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. measure competency and change in urethrocystoscopy skills [2 months]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Establish validity and reliability of measurement tools (OSATS) used to evaluate urethrocystoscopy skills [2 months]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    20 Years to 50 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • All Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology resident physicians training at the University of Cincinnati
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Any above resident with extensive training in cystoscopy

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of Cincinnat Cincinnati Ohio United States 45202

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Cincinnati

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Sam Siddighi, MD, University of Cincinnati

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00631761
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • Cystoscopy Project
    First Posted:
    Mar 10, 2008
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 19, 2008
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2008
    Keywords provided by , ,
    urethrocystoscopy
    cystoscopy
    objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS)

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 19, 2008