Learning Outcomes With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ultrasound
• Interventions: Other: Handheld Ultrasound Devices

• Registration Number: NCT04021693
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

Point-of care-ultrasonography has the potential to transform healthcare delivery through its diagnostic and therapeutic utility. Its use has become more widespread across a variety of clinical settings as more investigations have demonstrated its impact on patient care. This includes the use of point-of-care ultrasound by trainees, who are now utilizing this technology as part of their diagnostic assessments of patients. However, there are few studies that examine how efficiently trainees can learn point-of-care ultrasound and which training methods are more effective. The primary objective of this study is to assess whether handheld ultrasound devices, along with a year-long lecture series, improve internal medicine interns' knowledge and image interpretation skills with point-of-care ultrasound. Participants shall be randomized to receive personal access to handheld ultrasound devices to be used for learning vs. no personal access. The primary outcome will assess their interpretive ability with ultrasound images/videos. Secondary outcomes will include rates of device usage and lecture attendance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-08-16
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-30
• Study Completion: 2018-06-30
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• Internal Medicine Intern Physicians at Stanford University

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Exclusion Criteria

• None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Handheld Ultrasound Devices	Handheld Ultrasound Devices	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean Percent Correct On Image Assessments at 1 year	1 year	Image assessments will include videos and photographs of ultrasound images that will require the intern to interpret the image.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean Lecture Attendance at 1 year	1 year	Mean Lecture Attendance per Study Arm
Mean Reported Device Usage Rates at 1 year	1 year	Self-reported usage rates of the ultrasound devices per week by the interns

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States