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NCT Number: NCT02156921

App-guided Training in eFAST Ultrasound

This study aims to investigate the cost-effectiveness of app-based self-directed ultrasound training compared to self-directed training with written handouts on subsequent performance on simulated patient cases and theoretical cases.

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Key information

Conditions

Learning Outcome Training Efficiency

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation

Copenhagen, Capital Region, DK-2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • First year medical doctor
  • Provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior practical ultrasonography experience such as performing independent ultrasonography scans, or participation in any post-graduate ultrasonography courses.

Treatment and study plan

App-based training

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Video recording of ultrasound skills, rated by consultant radiologists.

    Time frame: Ratings are to be completed within three months of performance.

    The video-recordings of the technical performances are merged with the ultrasonography screen-recordings to one anonymized video-clip. These combined video-clips are rated with the OSAUS rating by two raters. The OSAUS scale (Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills) is used for all performance assessments. The raters are consultant radiologists.

  2. Cost-effectiveness of mobile app guided versus textbook guided training

    Time frame: September 2016

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic accuracy

    Time frame: On site via checklist, evaluated on average one day after performance.

    Participants are given five videocases, to assess for eFAST verifiable pathology.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Collaborators

  • Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
  • University of Copenhagen

Registry information

Official study title

Cost-effectiveness of Mobile App-guided Training in Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (eFAST): A Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jun 5, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 27, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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