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Top-down Versus Bottom-up Transvaginal Ultrasound Scan

NCT02757599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2017-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Transvaginal ultrasound training of novices is performed differently with respect to the orientation of the ultrasound image. There is no international consensus on the orientation of the transvaginal ultrasound image and no evidence to support whether one orientation is superior to the other in terms of educational outcome and learning curves.

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of transvaginal ultrasound training when orienting the image top-down versus bottom-up, which can open for the discussion concerning a uniform transvaginal ultrasound education. This study may improve ultrasound novices' learning and potentially ensure that future clinicians perform transvaginal ultrasound examinations in the same manner.

Hypotheses: The investigators hypothesize that the orientation perceived by ultrasound novices, as the most intuitive will result in lower cognitive load during training and result in shorter learning curves and improved transfer of skills to various settings and cases.

Conditions

  • Transvaginal Ultrasound Scan

Interventions

OTHER

Ultrasound training

Training on the transvaginal ultrasound simulator.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caroline A Taksoe-Vester, Bach.med · Student teacher

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

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