Effect of Simulator Practice on Trainees' Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Performance in the Early Learning Period

NCT ID: NCT00854191

Last Updated: 2009-03-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-02-28

Brief Summary

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In a RCT, mechanical simulator practice enhances clinical ERCP performance of novice trainees during the first 3 months of usual ERCP training.

Detailed Description

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Background: The impact of mechanical simulator practice on clinical ERCP performance has not been reported.

Hypothesis: Practice with mechanical simulator improves clinical ERCP performance of novice trainees.

Design: A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Method: 8 trainees without prior ERCP experience from 2 hospitals attended didactic lectures on ERCP. They were randomized in pairs (per hospital) to receive simulator practice and usual training (S) versus usual training only as control (C). Simulator practice included selective bile and pancreatic duct cannulation using a catheter and/or guide wire with different artificial papillae (flat, standard, dual channels) and settings (standard, rotated papilla or duodenum), and exchange of guide wire/accessories and biliary stenting. Local trainers tracked trainees' subsequent clinical ERCP performance for 3 months. Evaluation of trainee skills included success of diagnostic CBD and deep CBD cannulation. Trainer blinded to the randomization provided assessment (1=poor, 5=excellent) of each trainee performed ERCP.

Statistics: Fisher exact test and Mann-Whitney U test.

Conditions

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Patients Undergoing ERCP Examination

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

4 half-day of simulator ERCP practice and usual training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

simulator training

Intervention Type DEVICE

4 half-day of simulator ERCP practice as endoscopist and/or assistant followed by usual training

2

Usual training

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

simulator training

Intervention Type DEVICE

4 half-day of simulator ERCP practice as endoscopist and/or assistant followed by usual training

Interventions

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simulator training

4 half-day of simulator ERCP practice as endoscopist and/or assistant followed by usual training

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* GI trainees who met the minimum endoscopy training experience

Exclusion Criteria

* GI trainees with no endoscopy experience
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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East Bay Institute for Research and Education

Locations

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Department of Gastroenterology, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

References

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Liao WC, Leung JW, Wang HP, Chang WH, Chu CH, Lin JT, Wilson RE, Lim BS, Leung FW. Coached practice using ERCP mechanical simulator improves trainees' ERCP performance: a randomized controlled trial. Endoscopy. 2013 Oct;45(10):799-805. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1344224. Epub 2013 Jul 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23897401 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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200804030R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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