Assessment of a Web-Based Simulation in Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Views

NCT ID: NCT03262532

Last Updated: 2018-02-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-03-13

Study Completion Date

2018-09-01

Brief Summary

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Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used by anesthesiologists during cardiac surgery, as a monitoring tool in non-cardiac surgery, and as a point of care diagnostic tool in the intensive care unit (ICU). Furthermore, TEE is becoming a core skill in many specialties to facilitate focused cardiovascular assessment in hemodynamically compromised patients in various settings. Educators must determine how to best instruct current and future trainees to achieve clinical competence in TEE within a time limited and constantly expanding medical curriculum.

In this study the investigators will evaluate a new online TEE Simulation module as a learning tool to accelerate and enhance traditional clinical teaching. This project will evaluate a new online TEE Simulation module that replicates the actions required to adjust TEE probe position and the ultrasound plane in relation to a 3D heart model.

The investigators hypothesize that experience with the online TEE simulation module will improve the ability of trainees to independently perform TEE probe manipulations necessary to obtain standard TEE views. The proposed study will answer this question by measuring the performance of trainees in obtaining 10 of the 25 standard TEE views using the Vimedix mannequin-based ultrasonography simulator following an hour of review of the online TEE Simulation module.

The educational benefit of the Web-based TEE simulation module, will be evaluated by 20 novices randomly assigned to two groups, a control group of 10 subjects without exposure to the Web-based simulation, and an experimental group of 10 subjects with exposure to the Web-based simulation. Both groups will be assessed on their performance in attaining the 10 standard TEE views with the Vimedix simulator.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Education Training

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Experimental

Learning TEE manipulation with a Web-based TEE simulation module

Web-base simulator

Intervention Type OTHER

Training manipulation of TEE using a Web-based simulator

Control

Learning a TEE manipulation without the Web-based TEE simulation

No web-base simulator

Intervention Type OTHER

Training manipulation of TEE with out a web-base simulator

Interventions

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Web-base simulator

Training manipulation of TEE using a Web-based simulator

Intervention Type OTHER

No web-base simulator

Training manipulation of TEE with out a web-base simulator

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Residents or fellows in anesthesia, cardiology and critical care enrolled at the Toronto General Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* Residents or fellows in anesthesia, cardiology and critical care with prior experience with TEE probe manipulation
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Annette Vegas, MD

Role: CONTACT

416-340-4800 ext. 5543

Other Identifiers

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REB 15-9547

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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