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A Trial to Determine the Effect of Simulation Based Training on Initial Performance of Ultrasound Guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Blockade in a Clinical Setting

NCT01965314 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2016-02-02

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Summary

Investigators hypothesize that virtual reality based training offers an additional learning benefit over standard training (using cadaveric dissection and human volunteers) in preparing novice anaesthetists to perform their first Ultrasound guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Blockade (USgABPB) in the clinical setting.

Investigators hope that this body of work will aid the development of a visuo-haptic simulator used to improved training of doctors in performing USgABPB. Ultimately any patient having this procedure carried out in the future should benefit. In particular it will avoid the need for novice trainees to practice new techniques on patients.

Conditions

  • Anesthesiology Training

Interventions

OTHER

Simulation based training

In addition to traditional training (as delivered to participants in the Traditional Training Group), participants in the Simulation Training Group will receive the following:- Following initial familiarization with the simulator SG participants will identify relevant structures and follow their course in the virtual arm. They will insert a virtual needle into the virtual environment and advance it using an in-plane technique towards various target structures. They will be given immediate directed computer generated feedback and offered the opportunity for repetitive, deliberate practice. The simulator, which SG participants will use, will comprise of a PHANTOM Desktop (http://www.sensable.com/), an haptic immersive workbench and the H3D API (http://www.sensegraphics.se/). The SG subject will scan and perform procedure specific tasks on a virtual arm. Training will continue until they reach proficiency levels set by experts using the same device

OTHER

Traditional training

Subjects will be offered standardized multimodal training. This will be comprised of demonstration by suitably trained individuals of relevant anatomy using pre-existing cadaveric samples, performing ultrasound scans of the relevant areas on volunteers under expert supervision, and the practice of needle insertion under ultrasound-guidance using commonly used tissue phantoms (turkey breasts).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cork University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • George Shorten, PhD · Cork University Hospital & University College Cork

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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