Training and Evaluation of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
- Conditions
- Learning Anesthesia Procedures
- Interventions
- Device: With EDU
- Registration Number
- NCT05889923
- Lead Sponsor
- Clear Guide Medical
- Brief Summary
38 certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) students will learn 5 different ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia blocks both with and without a novel device, the EDU which gives the student help finding the right needle path.
- Detailed Description
38 students enrolled in a course for ultrasound-guided nerve blocks will be participants in a study to evaluate the benefit of learning with ultrasound guidance. The EDU, a computer assisted guide for ultrasound interventions will be used for half the students for each of 5 nerve blocks/interventional procedures. Then the students will switch (crossover study) and perform the same interventions. Data will be recorded by dint of the tiny video cameras on the EDU and anonymized and evaluated.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
All CRNA students in Dr. Hauglum's class on ultrasound-guided nerve blocks -
Any CRNA students who drop Dr. Hauglum's class on ultrasound-guided nerve blocks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description learning with the EDU With EDU Students will perform 5 ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia procedures on a phantom using the EDU which shows the student how to hold the needle and probe to hit the target.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of redirects Day 1 how many times did the student withdraw the needle and start again
Distance to target Day 1 how close did the student come to the instructor-specified target
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Miami
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States