A randomized cross-over trial focused on breast core needle biopsy skill acquisition and confidence using high fidelity versus low fidelity simulation models in Rwanda

Completed

• Conditions: Benign or malignant breast disease; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17048881
• Lead Sponsor: Center for Surgery and Public Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-05-20
• Study Start: 2018-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 22 October 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Residents training in either surgery or obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) in any postgraduate year (PGY) at the University of Rwanda, rotating at CHUK hospital in Kigali, Rwanda

Exclusion Criteria

Medical students and anyone who was not a postgraduate Rwandan resident in surgery or OB-GYN rotating at University Teaching Hospital, in Kigali, Rwanda

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The mean difference in BCNB exam scores between HF and LF groups, measured on the day the education intervention was implemented (exam 1, 2 and 3)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Provider level traits that may affect mean difference in exam scores<br>2. Participant confidence assessed using survey at the end of the course