App-guided Training in eFAST Ultrasound

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Learning Outcome; Training Efficiency
• Interventions: Other: App-based training

• Registration Number: NCT02156921
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-27
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-05
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	App-based training	Self-guided training with app-based training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost-effectiveness of mobile app guided versus textbook guided training	September 2016
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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark