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Simulation-based Ultrasound Training to Improve Patient Comfort and Decrease the Need for Re-examination. A Randomized Trial.

NCT01801462 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2015-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Ultrasonography has become increasingly used in many medical specialties over the last decades as smaller and less expensive ultrasound equipment has become available. Although ultrasound imaging traditionally is considered safe, its use is highly operator dependent (EFSUMB 2010). The lack of sufficient operator skills can lead to diagnostic errors that eventually compromise patient safety due to unnecessary tests or interventions (Moore \& Copel 2011). A recent report from the British National Health Service (NHS) analyzed maternity claims reported to the NHS over the past decade and identified antenatal fetal ultrasound investigations as one of the four major risk areas in obstetric care (NHS 2012). This study therefore aims to explore the effects of simulation-based ultrasound training on patient comfort levels and the need for re-examination by a second physician due to diagnostic uncertainty.

Conditions

  • Conditions Related to Early Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Simulation-based training

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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