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Utilizing a 3D Printed Model of the Mediastinum to Teach Thoracic Anatomy to Medical Trainees

NCT05040100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Three-dimensional (3D) printed anatomic models are increasingly being developed for medical education. The investigators sought to compare the efficacy of a 3D printed model of the mediastinum as a study tool with standard textbooks for teaching medical trainees thoracic anatomy.

Participants were randomly assigned to either a lecture using a standard anatomy textbook or the same lecture along with a 3D printed model of the mediastinum. Participants took a timed pre-test and post-test, identifying 12 mediastinal structures on a prosected human cadaver. Independent and dependent t-tests were used to compare individual and group improvements respectively. A subjective assessment was also performed.

Conditions

  • Anatomy Teaching Methods

Interventions

OTHER

3D Mediastinum Model

The 3D model cohort was provided with an additional 10-minute interactive lecture reviewing the same focused mediastinal anatomical structures using the 3D model.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Natalie Lui, MD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-04
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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