Evaluation of a Perceptual Learning Module on Spinal Ultrasound Among Residents.
NCT ID: NCT06533488
Last Updated: 2024-08-01
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
20 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-03-26
2025-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Feedback group
This group will receive feedback upon completion of the task.
Perceptual learning module
Perceptual learning module providing feedback on the most relevant image for clinical practice in a spinal ultrasound video.
Control group
This group will not receive any feedback
Control
Participants in the control group will view the same videos as participants in the intervention group without feedback on the best image.
Interventions
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Perceptual learning module
Perceptual learning module providing feedback on the most relevant image for clinical practice in a spinal ultrasound video.
Control
Participants in the control group will view the same videos as participants in the intervention group without feedback on the best image.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Not having experience in spinal ultrasound (defined as not having performed more than 5 spinal ultrasounds, whether accompanied or not).
* To be familiar with ultrasound.
* Consenting to participate in the study.
\- Having used spinal ultrasound in clinical practice or taught it within the last year.
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Issam TANOUBI
MD, MA (Ed), DESAR
Locations
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Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Guegan S, Steichen O, Soria A. Literature review of perceptual learning modules in medical education: What can we conclude regarding dermatology? Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Mar;148(1):16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.01.023. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
Kellman PJ, Krasne S. Accelerating expertise: Perceptual and adaptive learning technology in medical learning. Med Teach. 2018 Aug;40(8):797-802. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1484897. Epub 2018 Aug 9.
VanderWielen BA, Harris R, Galgon RE, VanderWielen LM, Schroeder KM. Teaching sonoanatomy to anesthesia faculty and residents: utility of hands-on gel phantom and instructional video training models. J Clin Anesth. 2015 May;27(3):188-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.07.007. Epub 2014 Nov 27.
Deacon AJ, Melhuishi NS, Terblanche NC. CUSUM method for construction of trainee spinal ultrasound learning curves following standardised teaching. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2014 Jul;42(4):480-6. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1404200409.
Watson MJ, Evans S, Thorp JM. Could ultrasonography be used by an anaesthetist to identify a specified lumbar interspace before spinal anaesthesia? Br J Anaesth. 2003 Apr;90(4):509-11. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeg096.
Ramlogan R, Niazi AU, Jin R, Johnson J, Chan VW, Perlas A. A Virtual Reality Simulation Model of Spinal Ultrasound: Role in Teaching Spinal Sonoanatomy. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Mar/Apr;42(2):217-222. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000537.
Chin KJ, Perlas A. Ultrasonography of the lumbar spine for neuraxial and lumbar plexus blocks. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2011 Oct;24(5):567-72. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32834aa234.
Margarido CB, Arzola C, Balki M, Carvalho JC. Anesthesiologists' learning curves for ultrasound assessment of the lumbar spine. Can J Anaesth. 2010 Feb;57(2):120-6. doi: 10.1007/s12630-009-9219-2. Epub 2009 Dec 30.
Sidiropoulou T, Christodoulaki K, Siristatidis C. Pre-Procedural Lumbar Neuraxial Ultrasound-A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analysis. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Apr 17;9(4):479. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9040479.
Other Identifiers
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2024-3447
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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