The Core Ultrasound Applications for Nurse Practitioners

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Immediate and 3-month Assessment of PoCUS Performance

• Registration Number: NCT06543693
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels.

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Detailed Description

This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-31
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-09
• Study Completion: 2025-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

nursing practitioners who are interested in PoCUS.

Exclusion Criteria

nursing practitioners who are not interested in PoCUS.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
written test	1day	10 multi-choice questionaire
hands-on performance	1 day	using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
written test at the 3-month assessment	3 months	10 multi-choice questionaire
hands-on performance at the 3-month assessment	3 months	using 5-point Likert scale. Point 1 indicated no recognizable structures; point 2 indicated minimally recognizable structures but insufficient for diagnosis; point 3 indicated minimal criteria met for diagnosis, recognizable structures but with some technical flaws; point 4 indicated all structures imaged well and diagnosis easily supported; point 5 indicated all structures imaged with excellent image quality and diagnosis completely supported

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wan-Ching Lien; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan