Ultrasound Simulation Case-based Workshop Implementation and Impact Assessment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Point-of-care Ultrasound; Simulation Training; Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound

• Registration Number: NCT06960837
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective cohort study implementing a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) simulation case-based workshop in emergency (EM) physicians at different training levels as an educational and competency-based assessment tool. The investigators incorporate elements of Miller's pyramid (second and third levels of "knows how" and "shows how") and the latter part of Kern's six step model framework for curriculum development (intervention implementation and student assessment, program evaluation, and feedback). The investigators will compare pre-/post-workshop knowledge and post-OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) technical skills scores. The investigators will also collect demographic data on baseline POCUS scans completed, training level, interest in ultrasound fellowship, monthly performed clinical POCUS scans, etc. The standardized simulation cases for EM POCUS training can then be generalized for use at any program globally to improve clinical training and patient care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-03-06
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted: 2025-04-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-29
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-07
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-07
• Primary Completion: 2026-06-30
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Emergency medicine physicians

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency medicine nurses
• Emergency medicine technicians
• Advanced practice providers (APPs)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in knowledge exam score	Baseline to 12 months	Assessing the impact of the POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) simulation workshop to improve training for clinical diagnostic thought processes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT) score	12 months	Assessing the impact of the POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) simulation workshop to improve training for clinical diagnostic thought processes.
Number of POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) exams performed per participant	12 months	Collected via electronic health records.
Change in quality assurance score	Baseline to 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke University Health System; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States