Simulator Training for Direct Ophthalmoscopy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Simulator-based Medical Skill Training
• Interventions: Device: Simulator-based Training of Direct Ophthalmoscopy

• Registration Number: NCT04157023
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Tuebingen

Brief Summary

Evaluation of a digital simulator to train diagnostic skills in Ophthalmology

Detailed Description

Direct Ophthalmoscopy is an important tool to detect pathologies e.g. on the optic nerve head. The training of the needed skills is made conventionally in most cases. In such the training sessions students examine each other after dilating one pupil. Examining of patients with pathologies is very important, but in many cases not very easy without any experience.

Simulators are of growing impact to teach diagnostic or surgical skills. A digital simulator with virtual reality technology is used to teach the skills to unexperienced examiners. The head-eye-hand-coordination can be trained without any stress.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-05
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical student or Ophthalmologist or Neonatologist or Neurologist or Neurosurgeon
• Willing to participate to the study
• Consent to evaluate the measured data

Exclusion Criteria

• age <18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neurologist/Neurosurgeon/Neonatologist	Simulator-based Training of Direct Ophthalmoscopy	Simulator training of 7 patient cases adapted to neurologists, neurosurgeons and neonatologists.
Medical Students	Simulator-based Training of Direct Ophthalmoscopy	Simulator training of 7 patient cases adapted to medical students.
Ophthalmologist	Simulator-based Training of Direct Ophthalmoscopy	Simulator training of 7 patient cases adapted to ophthalmologists.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Efficiency	1 hour	Ratio of examination time (light in pupil) and total examined area \[ratio\]
Total examined area	1 hour	The area that was examined (light on retina) by participants was measured \[percent of total area\].

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaire	1 hour	A questionnaire was used to measure the self-evaluation of the trained persons
Learning effect	1 hour	Total examined area results and efficiency ratios were compared between simulator case 1 and simulator case 5.