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WithdrawnNCT03280199Updated Apr 11, 2024

The Impact of Different Simulator Characteristics on Transfer of Learning

An interventional study of simulation types in Simulation-based Medical Education, Ultrasound Simulation and Education, Professional, sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-11.

Sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was withdrawn
Was not feasible
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to explore the impact of different simulator characteristics on transfer of learning.

Read the detailed description

During an ISUOG basic training course, participants will be randomly assigned to 30 minutes of simulator training during which time they will practice the 2nd trimester US scan. A total of four different simulators are being used for training. After completing the practical basic training session, they shift the type of simulator that they trained on to one of the remaining three simulators. On this simulator, they are required to perform selected planes for the 2nd-trimester scan. The planes produced are recorded and evaluated by fetal medicine specialists using the ISUOG 20 planes checklist. The performances of participants coming from each of the four simulators are examined and the role of 1) type of simulator interaction (physical mannequin vs. virtual abdomen vs. fixed-point scan) and 2) the type of image acquisition (real US images vs. computer-generated images) are examined.

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Conditions studied

  • Simulation-based Medical Education
  • Ultrasound Simulation
  • Education, Professional
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

ISUOG course participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

More than 50 independent 2nd trimester US scan before attending the course.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Type of simulator - 1

    VR simulator with physical mannequin and probe. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

    Other: simulation types

  • Other
    Type of simulator - 2

    VR simulator with virtual mannequin / abdomen PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

    Other: simulation types

  • Other
    Type of image acquisition - 3

    US images are acquired through real US volumes from patients PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

    Other: simulation types

  • Other
    Type of image acquisition - 4

    US images are acquired through computer-generated images. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

    Other: simulation types

Interventions

  • Othersimulation types

    Different types of simulation interfaces and image acquisitions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Correct planes

    Number of correct planes produced

    Time frame: 30 minutes

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03280199
Lead sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Responsible party
Martin G. Tolsgaard (MD PhD, assistant professor., Rigshospitalet, Denmark) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 12, 2017
Start date
Sep 2017 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 11, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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