Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills

NCT00631761 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Cystoscopy Project
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Urethrocystoscopy Skills

Keywords

urethrocystoscopy; cystoscopy; objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• measure competency and change in urethrocystoscopy skills

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Establish validity and reliability of measurement tools (OSATS) used to evaluate urethrocystoscopy skills

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

The 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 of the human bladder.

Other: educational workshop

2

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The control group will be instructed to read a urethrocystoscopy textbook chapter at home

Other: no intervention (usual resident activities)

Interventions

educational workshop OTHER

The 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.

Also known as: Objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS), diagnostic cystoscopy,, urethrocystoscopy skills intervention, objective evaluation of procedure skills intervention,, educational workshops, cystoscopy classes, cystoscopy certificate

1

no intervention (usual resident activities) OTHER

usual activities

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All Obstetrics \& Gynecology and Urology resident physicians training at the University of Cincinnati

You may not qualify if:

• Any above resident with extensive training in cystoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cincinnati: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Cincinnat

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Siddighi S, Kleeman SD, Baggish MS, Rooney CM, Pauls RN, Karram MM. Effects of an educational workshop on performance of fourth-degree perineal laceration repair. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Feb;109(2 Pt 1):289-94. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000251499.18394.9f.

  PMID: 17267826 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Sam Siddighi, MD

  University of Cincinnati

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2008
• First Posted: March 10, 2008
• Study Start: May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2008
• Study Completion: June 1, 2008
• Last Updated: August 19, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-08

Locations

US (1)