Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
Location status: Recruiting
Location contact
Bradbury
CONTACT
Molly Bradbury
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Molly Bradbury, BMBS
CONTACT
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT07377110
Endoscopy Immersion Study.
Endoscopy services are under significant pressure and endoscopy training academies and immersion training are under review at a national level. To date, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of the different approaches to immersion training or a large-scale study looking at its impact on trainees and/or endoscopy services. The purpose of this study is to perform a process, impact and economic evaluation of current immersion training practices to determine if they are impactful and value for money.
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About this study
Retrospective quantitative analysis involves endoscopists (training between January 2022 and the study start date) who may (or may not) have undertaken immersion training. Prospectively analysis will be performed to evaluate the impact of immersion training.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Endoscopy trainees (Surgical, Gastroenterology or CE) who have received (or are soon to undertake) immersion training in either gastroscopy or colonoscopy
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Rate of improvement in DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural Skills) score during immersion training compared to base hospital training
Time frame: 6 months from start of data collection
Rate of change in DOPS supervision assessment overall score - % of ratings competent for independent practice. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
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Caecal intubation rate (CIR)/ duodenal (D2) intubation rate improvement during immersion training compared to base hospital training?
Time frame: 6 months from start of data collection
% of procedures where trainee endoscopist advances the whole length of the colon to the caecum / successful intubation of the second part of the duodenum (D2) without assistance. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
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Improvement in time, and number of procedures, required for certification during immersion training compared to base hospital training?
Time frame: 6 months from start of data collection
Number of days between starting training and achieving certification (allowing for breaks in training e.g. parental leave) and number of procedures performed between starting training and achieving full certification. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
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Increase in number of endoscopies performed independently post certification following immersion training compared to base hospital training?
Time frame: 6 months from start of data collection
Number of endoscopies performed independently 3 months / 6 months/ 12 months post-certification. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
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Improvement in confidence scores following immersion training.
Time frame: 6 months from start of data collection
Do trainees feel more confident following immersion training? Survey and/or in-depth interviews with immersion trainees.
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Understanding the Impact of Endoscopy Immersion Training in Regional Endoscopy Academies: is it Value for Money?
Important dates
- Study start
- 2025
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Jan 29, 2026
- Registry last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
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