Rapid Assessment of Trainee Endoscopy Skills (RATES) Study

NCT02247115 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 14-0604
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 36
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The establishment of a number of training programs in therapeutic endoscopy, standardization of the performance of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopy retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and definition of competence is of paramount importance. The length of training and minimum number of procedures, requisite theoretical learning and methodology to define competence in EUS and ERCP are not well defined. The investigators research has demonstrated that individuals in training acquire skills at different rates and the number of procedures completed alone is a suboptimal marker for competency in a given procedure. Hence, emphasis needs to be shifted away from the number of procedures performed to performance metrics with well-defined and validated thresholds of performance. Multicenter prospective data are needed to help guide development of competency based medical education that define learning curves in EUS and ERCP and set evidence-based benchmarks required to achieve competence using a validated competency assessment tool. Hypothesis: The central hypothesis is that a validated EUS and ERCP competency assessment tool will allow for reliable and generalizable standardized learning curves, competency benchmarks and creation of a centralized national database that compares a trainee's performance amongst peers.

Conditions

Competency-Based Education

Keywords

endoscopic ultrasound; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; competency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Overall competency

  The proportion of advanced endoscopy trainees (AETs) that achieve overall competency in EUS and ERCP using a standardized competency assessment tool with a comprehensive data collection and reporting system.

  Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Competency in EUS

  Up to 12 months

• Competency in ERCP

  Up to 12 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Program directors and AETs at all advanced endoscopy programs registered with the ASGE will be invited to participate in this study and will be considered as study participants.

You may qualify if:

• Program directors and AETs at all advanced endoscopy programs registered with the ASGE will be invited to participate in this study and will be considered as study participants.

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Denver: lead
• Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM): collaborator
• Brigham and Women's Hospital: collaborator
• Carolinas Medical Center: collaborator
• Columbia University: collaborator
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: collaborator
• Virginia Mason Hospital/Medical Center: collaborator
• Geisinger Clinic: collaborator
• Henry Ford Hospital: collaborator
• Indiana University: collaborator
• Johns Hopkins University: collaborator
• Mayo Clinic: collaborator
• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute: collaborator
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: collaborator
• New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital: collaborator
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: collaborator
• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: collaborator
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: collaborator
• Fox Chase Cancer Center: collaborator
• University of California, Los Angeles: collaborator
• University of Kansas Medical Center: collaborator
• University of Texas: collaborator
• University of Virginia: collaborator
• University of Wisconsin, Madison: collaborator
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: collaborator
• Washington University School of Medicine: collaborator
• Ohio State University: collaborator

Study Officials

• Sachin Wani, MD

  University of Colorado, Denver

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 15, 2014
• First Posted: September 23, 2014
• Study Start: July 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2015
• Study Completion: November 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 20, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03