Mental Imagery to Enhance Procedural Skills in Peripheral Venous Catheterization

NCT06932822 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MI-24.11.07
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 96
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Peripheral venous catheter insertion has a slow learning curve, and is rarely performed by medical students. Most medical interns do not master this procedure independently at the start of their residency. It's a painful procedure for the patients, and therefore unsuitable for "in vivo" training at the patient's bedside For this type of procedure, it would appear necessary to develop alternative teaching methods, as well as pedagogical tools that can modify the learning curve to make it faster. Mental imagery is a technique that involves creating vivid, detailed mental images in the mind. It is often used in a variety of contexts, such as mental preparation, stress management, learning or goal achievement Initially used in mental preparation for sports, it made its appearance as a pedagogical tool in the medical field in the 2010s, with several studies demonstrating its value in learning procedural gestures (training in laparoscopic surgery, cystoscopy). The aim of our study is to investigate the impact of a mental imagery session on peripheral venous catheter placement success in 5th-year medical students, on a simulation mannequin.

Conditions

Simulation Training; Peripheral Venous Catheterization; Mental Imagery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• First puncture success rate

  Successful peripheral venous catheterization on first puncture, with no complications

  30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Revised Mental Imagery Questionnaire (MIQ)-3 variation

  30 minutes

• Revised Mental Imagery Questionnaire (MIQ)-3 comparison

  30 minutes

• Puncture number

  30 minutes

• Procedure complications

  30 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Insertion of a peripheral venous catheter on a simulation mannequin after theoretical video instruction

Mental Imagery

EXPERIMENTAL

Insertion of a peripheral venous catheter on a simulation mannequin after theoretical video instruction and mental visualization session

Other: Mental Imagery

Interventions

Mental Imagery OTHER

Placement of a peripheral venous catheter on a simulation mannequin after a mental visualization session

Mental Imagery

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• th-year medical student at the Nîmes medical school taking part in the peripheral venous catheter insertion training workshop
• No other conditions required.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes: lead

Study Sites (1)

Nîmes University Hospital

Nîmes, France

Location

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: Medical Doctor, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2025
• First Posted: April 17, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)