Using Simulation to Ensure Basic Competence in Gastroscopy

The main purpose of this study is to develop and gather validity evidence for a simulation-based test to ensure learning basic competence in gastroscopy.

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Key information

Conditions

Endoscopy Education Gastroscopy Simulation

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Odense University Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Medical students enrolled at the University of Southern Denmark who have passed their anatomy exam.
Experienced endoscopy nurses, who have assisted to more than 100 gastroscopies and with no prior self-performed gastroscopies.
Experienced medical doctors in medical gastroenterology or surgery, who have self-performed more than 500 gastroscopies.

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Simulation training in gastroscopy

Other

Simulation-based training with virtual reality simulation at a Simbionix GI-mentor II endoscopy simulator and procedure training on a phantom.

Primary outcomes

Simulation gastroscopy test score

Time frame: 1-hour test

Test score based on time usage, landmark and pathology recognition

Secondary outcomes

Total time for the diagnostic exercises

Time frame: 1-hour test

A total time for two diagnostic virtual reality tests and a test on a phantom
Total time for the tool exercises

Time frame: 1-hour test

A total time of virtual reality tests and two tests on a phantom
Total landmark and pathology recognition for the diagnostic exercises

Time frame: 1-hour test

Recognition of a total number of 48 landmarks and pathologies

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Nov 4, 2019
Registry last updated: Oct 1, 2021

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