Top-down Versus Bottom-up Transvaginal Ultrasound Scan

NCT02757599 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 12345
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background: Transvaginal ultrasound training of novices is performed differently with respect to the orientation of the ultrasound image. There is no international consensus on the orientation of the transvaginal ultrasound image and no evidence to support whether one orientation is superior to the other in terms of educational outcome and learning curves. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of transvaginal ultrasound training when orienting the image top-down versus bottom-up, which can open for the discussion concerning a uniform transvaginal ultrasound education. This study may improve ultrasound novices' learning and potentially ensure that future clinicians perform transvaginal ultrasound examinations in the same manner. Hypotheses: The investigators hypothesize that the orientation perceived by ultrasound novices, as the most intuitive will result in lower cognitive load during training and result in shorter learning curves and improved transfer of skills to various settings and cases.

Conditions

Transvaginal Ultrasound Scan

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Learning curve measured by time used for training

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Cognitive load, measured by a questionnaire

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Top-down (TD)

OTHER

The group having the transvaginal ultrasound image top-down. During training and transfer test.

Other: Ultrasound training

Bottom-up (BU)

OTHER

The group having the transvaginal ultrasound image bottom-up. During training and transfer test.

Other: Ultrasound training

Interventions

Ultrasound training OTHER

Training on the transvaginal ultrasound simulator.

Bottom-up (BU); Top-down (TD)

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• are medical students from year 3 to year 6
• provide written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• \) Have previous ultrasound experience besides a mandatory ultrasound course of four hours provided at the 6th semester for medical students at the University of Copenhagen

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rigshospitalet, Denmark: lead

Study Officials

• Caroline A Taksoe-Vester, Bach.med

  Student teacher

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Stud.med

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2016
• First Posted: May 2, 2016
• Study Start: August 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2017
• Last Updated: June 20, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share