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NCT Number: NCT02304133

Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course

This study explores the effect of a four-hour ultrasound course on physicians' point-of-care ultrasound performance on patients representing acute abdominal surgical conditions.

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Key information

Conditions

Ultrasonography

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

A randomized controlled trial with physicians was conducted. The intervention group participated in a four-hour abdominal POC US course before performing ultrasound on four patients with different abdominal surgical conditions. The control group did not participate in a course before performing ultrasound on the patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Medical Doctor
  • Signed up for a courses in abdominal point-of-care ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Education

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Ultrasound performance

    Time frame: 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances

    An Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scoring form was used to assess ultrasound performance

  2. Diagnostic accuracy

    Time frame: 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances

    The ultrasound diagnoses were evaluated as "correct," "inconclusive," or "false," and the diagnostic accuracy was calculated by sensitivity and specificity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course to Diagnostic Performance on Patients - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2014
First posted
Dec 1, 2014
Registry last updated
Dec 1, 2014

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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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