Medical intern medium-term skill retention following cardiac ultrasound curriculum: a pilot study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Medical interns who participated in the cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum; Education, Medical, Graduate; D007396

• Registration Number: JPRN-jRCT1032220488
• Lead Sponsor: Jujo Satoshi

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

Medical interns who participated in the cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum at Kameda Medical Center between June 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022.

Exclusion Criteria

The medical interns who refuse to participate in this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean skill test score difference between pre-training and 4-month post-training <br>(This pilot study does not aim to test a hypothesis of the provisional primary outcome. The primary outcome selection and forming a hypothesis for future study are the main purpose of this study)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1: Mean skill test score difference between pre-training and immediate post-training<br>2: Mean skill test score difference between pre-training and 2-month post-training<br>3: Mean skill test score difference between immediate post-training and 2-month post-training<br>4: Mean skill test score difference between immediate post-training and 4-month post-training<br>5: Mean skill test score difference between immediate 2-month post-training and 4-month post-training<br>6: Confidence of cardiac POCUS skills at pre-, immediate post-, 2-month post-, and 4-month post-training (5-point Likert scale)<br>7: Participants' satisfaction of the cardiac POCUS curriculum (5-point Likert scale)