Validation of a New Assessment Tool for Chest Tube Insertion (ACTION) on Two Different Simulators

NCT ID: NCT05396768

Last Updated: 2023-04-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-18

Study Completion Date

2023-01-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to collect validity evidence for the ACTION-tool on two different simulators: a porcine rib model, and Thiel embalmed human cadavers. Validity evidence will be collected following Messick's framework.

Detailed Description

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Educational assessments need a validity argument before they are being used to evaluate trainees. An assessment needs to show it can be used as an objective and reliable tool.

Messick's framework of validity collects this evidence from five different sources: content, response process, relation to other variables, internal structure and consequences.

The ACTION-tool has been developed based on a Delphi consensus study (and has established content evidence as a result). This study will collect evidence from the four remaining sources.

Two groups of participants (novices and experienced) will be recruited. All participants will provide informed consent and demographic information. Afterwards, they will be informed of the study, will familiarise themselves with the simulators, watch an educational video, and will be asked to perform two chest tube insertions (CTI).

All participants will be evaluated by a live rater, and will be recorded using a head-mounted GoPro and an overview camera. The recordings will be edited to ensure anonymization, and will be subsequently rated by three blinded raters.

Statistical analysis will evaluate the difference in mean scores between the groups, the internal structure using G-theory, and will establish a pass/fail score.

Conditions

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Educational Assessment Chest Tube Insertion Validity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Novices

Junior residents from the departments of surgery, pneumology or emergency medicine. These participants are in their first or second year of residency, and have observed or placed less than 5 CTIs in their career.

Assessment using the ACTION-tool.

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be assessed using the ACTION-tool while they are performing a CTI on a porcine rib model and Thiel embalmed human cadavers.

Experienced

Faculty members from Ghent University Hospital from the departments of surgery, pneumology or emergency medicine. These participants must have finished their residency training, and must be involved in resident education.

Assessment using the ACTION-tool.

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be assessed using the ACTION-tool while they are performing a CTI on a porcine rib model and Thiel embalmed human cadavers.

Interventions

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Assessment using the ACTION-tool.

Participants will be assessed using the ACTION-tool while they are performing a CTI on a porcine rib model and Thiel embalmed human cadavers.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Experienced participants must hold a degree of Master in Medicine, and must have finished the residency training specific to their field (attending physician).
* Novice participants are defined as junior residents who are graduated as Master in Medicine and must be in their first two years of residency training, or be at least in their 3rd Master year of Medicine and be accepted as starting resident.

Exclusion Criteria

* Experienced participants who lack experience or the appropriate diplomas will be excluded.
* Novices who have performed more than five CTI or assisted in the placement of more than five procedures will be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Wouter Willaert, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

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Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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BC-10905

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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