University of Cincinnat
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT00631761
Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills
Develop a tool to objectively quantify technical skills necessary to perform diagnostic cystoscopy (using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills- OSATS).
Develop criteria by which surgeons skills in diagnostic cystoscopy can be evaluated or judged.
Develop an intervention (1.5 hour workshop) which can be replicated by other residency programs in order to enhance learning of diagnostic cystoscopy. The workshop should be adequate for practicing Gynecologists as well as they already have experience with diagnostic hysteroscopy which uses many of the same concepts.
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Conditions
Age range
20 year–50 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
The OSATS and a written examination will be used to assess residents skills and knowledge pertinent to diagnostic urethrocystoscopy. All residents will be tested on anatomic replica of human bladder for baseline competency using the above tools. Then approximately half will be randomly selected to undergo an educational intervention (a workshop teaching diagnostic urethrocystoscopy). As we are interested in short-term acquisition, about a week later all residents will be retested using the same methods. Grades on the exam will be kept confidential.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- All Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology resident physicians training at the University of Cincinnati
Exclusion criteria
- Any above resident with extensive training in cystoscopy
Treatment and study plan
educational workshop
OtherThe intervention group will view a 20 minute video, receive a 30 minute didactic lecture on urethrocystoscopy, and 30 minute coaching/practice performing diagnostic cystoscopy on anatomic replicas.
Other names: Objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS), diagnostic cystoscopy,, urethrocystoscopy skills intervention, objective evaluation of procedure skills intervention,, educational workshops, cystoscopy classes, cystoscopy certificate
no intervention (usual resident activities)
Otherusual activities
Primary outcomes
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measure competency and change in urethrocystoscopy skills
Time frame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes
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Establish validity and reliability of measurement tools (OSATS) used to evaluate urethrocystoscopy skills
Time frame: 2 months
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of Cincinnati
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Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2008
- Primary completion
- 2008
- Study completion
- 2008
- First posted
- Mar 10, 2008
- Registry last updated
- Aug 19, 2008
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