NCT04180917

Brief Summary

Surgical resident elective rotation abroad give different opportunity such experience a different teaching and training, acquire more and new operative experience, experience living and working in a different cultural environment. Furthermore, the growing process of globalization that involves the nations themselves in different sectors, should also lead to a homogeneity of training on a global level, in order to be able to guarantee adequate assistance to different types of patients at the same time, and the possibility for doctors themselves of working abroad. the objective of the study is to provide the first overview of what is the current Italian scenario concerning abroad elective rotations during surgical training

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
116

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Typical duration for all trials

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2018

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 30, 2019

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 30, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 29, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

December 4, 2019

Status Verified

December 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

October 30, 2019

Last Update Submit

December 2, 2019

Conditions

Surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Satisfaction grade of actual elective rotation abroad in Italy

    A five point Likert-type scale

    1 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Gender

    1 year

  • Age at time of elective training

    1 year

  • Year of residency at the time of elective training

    1 year

  • Institution visited

    1 year

  • Global surgical exposure

    1 year

Interventions

SurveyOTHER

survey

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

resident

You may qualify if:

  • working as short-term supernumerary registrars in a foreign surgical department during the academic year 2017-2018

You may not qualify if:

  • Surgeons/residents who have not been abroad for training

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative TechniquesHealth Care Evaluation MechanismsQuality of Health CareHealth Care Quality, Access, and EvaluationPublic HealthEnvironment and Public Health

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
OTHER
Target Duration
1 Year
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Professor, MD, PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2019

First Posted

November 29, 2019

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

December 31, 2018

Study Completion

January 30, 2019

Last Updated

December 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

no one