Transvaginal Ultrasound Training for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents

NCT ID: NCT02890914

Last Updated: 2016-09-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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Obstetrics and gynecology residents are deemed to be proficient in transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) upon graduation from an accredited program, although TVUS education in residency is not standardized. The objective of this study is to assess for improvement in transvaginal ultrasound knowledge among residents after viewing an educational DVD.

Detailed Description

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This is a multi-site prospective parallel randomized controlled trial using an educational DVD from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, "Gynecology: Beginners Only"®, compared to routine education. All participants completed a pretest on transvaginal ultrasound images and principles. The intervention group repeated the test after viewing the DVD. During the trial, performing and logging transvaginal ultrasounds were encouraged. All enrolled residents repeated the test at 6-10 months after intervention.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cysts

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Standard Education

These residents received their standard residency education and experience.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

DVD Intervention

These residents received a one-hour long DVD lecture in addition to standard residency education and experience.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transvaginal Ultrasound Educational DVD

Intervention Type OTHER

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, "Gynecology: Beginners Only"®

Interventions

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Transvaginal Ultrasound Educational DVD

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, "Gynecology: Beginners Only"®

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* resident in obstetrics and gynecology at one of three sites

Exclusion Criteria

* unable to consent
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Reading Hospital and Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Main Line Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Thomas Jefferson University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rebekah McCurdy

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rebekah McCurdy, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Thomas Jefferson University

Locations

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

The Reading Hospital

West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Lankenau Medical Center

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Goldstein SR. Accreditation, certification: why all the confusion? Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;110(6):1396-8. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000289225.54215.e9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18055738 (View on PubMed)

Chao C, Chalouhi GE, Bouhanna P, Ville Y, Dommergues M. Randomized Clinical Trial of Virtual Reality Simulation Training for Transvaginal Gynecologic Ultrasound Skills. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Sep;34(9):1663-7. doi: 10.7863/ultra.15.14.09063. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26283753 (View on PubMed)

Tolsgaard MG, Ringsted C, Dreisler E, Norgaard LN, Petersen JH, Madsen ME, Freiesleben NL, Sorensen JL, Tabor A. Sustained effect of simulation-based ultrasound training on clinical performance: a randomized trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;46(3):312-8. doi: 10.1002/uog.14780. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25580809 (View on PubMed)

Carolan-Rees G, Ray AF. The ScanTrainer obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound virtual reality training simulator: A cost model to determine the cost viability of replacing clinical training with simulation training. Ultrasound. 2015 May;23(2):110-5. doi: 10.1177/1742271X14567498. Epub 2015 Jan 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27433245 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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14E.231

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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