CompletedNCT02304133Updated Dec 1, 2014

Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course

An interventional study of Education in Ultrasonography, sponsored by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. Completed. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-01.

Sponsored by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Not applicable and Interventional

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 64
Allocation: Randomized
Sex: All

Study summary

This study explores the effect of a four-hour ultrasound course on physicians' point-of-care ultrasound performance on patients representing acute abdominal surgical conditions.

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A randomized controlled trial with physicians was conducted. The intervention group participated in a four-hour abdominal POC US course before performing ultrasound on four patients with different abdominal surgical conditions. The control group did not participate in a course before performing ultrasound on the patients.

Conditions studied

Ultrasonography

In context

Lead sponsor

Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Medical Doctor
Signed up for a courses in abdominal point-of-care ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment: 64 participants (actual)

Study arms

Active comparator
Intervention
participating in a four-hour course in abdominal POC US
Other: Education
Placebo comparator
Control
no training
Other: Education

Interventions

OtherEducation

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Ultrasound performance
An Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scoring form was used to assess ultrasound performance
Time frame: 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances
Diagnostic accuracy
The ultrasound diagnoses were evaluated as "correct," "inconclusive," or "false," and the diagnostic accuracy was calculated by sensitivity and specificity
Time frame: 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances

Study locations

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References and documents

Publications

Todsen T, Jensen ML, Tolsgaard MG, Olsen BH, Henriksen BM, Hillingso JG, Konge L, Ringsted C. Transfer from point-of-care Ultrasonography training to diagnostic performance on patients--a randomized controlled trial. Am J Surg. 2016 Jan;211(1):40-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 Jul 31. PubMed 26323998 ↗

Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

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The record gives a start of Jan 2012, a primary completion of Feb 2013 and a completion of Nov 2014. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered: Nov 24, 2014
First posted: Dec 1, 2014
Start: Jan 2012
Primary completionActual: Feb 2013
CompletionActual: Nov 2014
Last update: Dec 1, 2014

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Actual and Est.: Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 1, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT02304133
Lead sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Responsible party: Tobias Todsen (MD, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet) — Principal investigator
First posted: Dec 1, 2014
Start date: Jan 2012
Primary completion: Feb 2013
Completion: Nov 2014
Last update: Dec 1, 2014

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No

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