Teaching Simple Skin Sutures to Medical Students
E-SUTURE
Comparison of Methods for Teaching Simple Skin Sutures to Medical Students: a Randomized Blinded Controlled Study
1 other identifier
interventional
200
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Learning the simple skin suture is part of the surgical basics required for all medical students, including future general practitioners. However, there is no data in the educational literature to help choose the best learning technique. Several teams have offered video learning showing the correct technique. Level n+1 peer learning was also proposed, without and with supervision by an expert. The investigators propose to carry out a prospective study comparing the quality of sutures and knowledge according to the chosen learning method.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2023
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 30, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 14, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 30, 2023
CompletedSeptember 15, 2023
August 1, 2023
1 month
August 30, 2023
September 14, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
quality of skin suture
Quality of suture on anonymized video recording during the assessment day, rated by the blinded expert using an evaluation grid evaluation grid is made up of 14 items from the litterature the minimum value is: 0 (worse outcome) and maximum value is: 15 points (better outcome)
15 days after simulation session
Secondary Outcomes (3)
knowledge of student
15 days after simulation session
self-confidence of student
15 days after simulation session
mental load of student
15 days after simulation session
Study Arms (4)
gr A: powerpoint and tutor
ACTIVE COMPARATORteaching with powerpoint and tutor
gr B: powerpoint and tutor and video skill
ACTIVE COMPARATORteaching with powerpoint and tutor and video showing skill to perform a skin suture
gr C: powerpoint and tutor and video error
ACTIVE COMPARATORteaching with powerpoint and tutor and video showing errors
gr D: powerpoint and tutor and video skill and error
ACTIVE COMPARATORteaching with powerpoint and tutor and video showing skill to perform a skin suture and errors
Interventions
Powerpoint on indication of skin suture and tutor for the skill to perform skin suture
Video showing skill to perform a skin suture
Video showing errors of skin suture
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Medical student of the faculty of Clermont-Ferrand
You may not qualify if:
- Refusal to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alexandre Lautrette
CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nicolas D'Ostrevy
CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
geraud galvaing
Centre Jean Perrin
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 30, 2023
First Posted
September 14, 2023
Study Start
August 30, 2023
Primary Completion
September 30, 2023
Study Completion
December 30, 2023
Last Updated
September 15, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-08