Learning Outcomes With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

NCT ID: NCT04021693

Last Updated: 2019-07-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 47 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-08-16
• Study Completion Date: 2018-06-30

Brief Summary

Point-of care-ultrasonography has the potential to transform healthcare delivery through its diagnostic and therapeutic utility. Its use has become more widespread across a variety of clinical settings as more investigations have demonstrated its impact on patient care. This includes the use of point-of-care ultrasound by trainees, who are now utilizing this technology as part of their diagnostic assessments of patients. However, there are few studies that examine how efficiently trainees can learn point-of-care ultrasound and which training methods are more effective. The primary objective of this study is to assess whether handheld ultrasound devices, along with a year-long lecture series, improve internal medicine interns' knowledge and image interpretation skills with point-of-care ultrasound. Participants shall be randomized to receive personal access to handheld ultrasound devices to be used for learning vs. no personal access. The primary outcome will assess their interpretive ability with ultrasound images/videos. Secondary outcomes will include rates of device usage and lecture attendance.

Conditions

Ultrasound

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Handheld Ultrasound Devices

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Handheld Ultrasound Devices

Intervention Type: OTHER

Interns in the handheld ultrasound device arm shall carry a personal handheld ultrasound device to be used for self-directed learning

No Handheld Ultrasound Devices

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Handheld Ultrasound Devices

Interns in the handheld ultrasound device arm shall carry a personal handheld ultrasound device to be used for self-directed learning

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Internal Medicine Intern Physicians at Stanford University

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Andre Kumar

Clinical Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Andre D Kumar, MD, MEd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Assistant Professor

Locations

Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Kumar A, Kugler J, Jensen T. Evaluation of Trainee Competency with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS): a Conceptual Framework and Review of Existing Assessments. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jun;34(6):1025-1031. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04945-4.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 30924088 (View on PubMed)

Moore CL, Copel JA. Point-of-care ultrasonography. N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 24;364(8):749-57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0909487. No abstract available.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 21345104 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

42094

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id