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A Novel Serious Game as an Alternative for Teaching Basic Point-of-Care Transthoracic Echocardiography Skills

NCT06106178 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare different digital learning methods for teaching basic skills in point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography to medical students.

The main question it aims to answer is:

• Is a novel digital learning tool, such as a serious video game, non-inferior to traditional ultrasound simulator teaching methods in the context of basic point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography skills training?

Participants will train basic point-of-care ultrasound skills using either a traditional basic ultrasound simulator course or the serious video game "Underwater". Both methods focus on training hand-eye coordination, which is particularly important in transthoracic echocardiography. To compare the performance of the participants, a baseline assessment will be performed before and a final assessment after the two-week training period.

Conditions

  • Echocardiography
  • Education, Medical

Interventions

OTHER

Simulator for Basic Ultrasound Skills

Basic course of a traditional ultrasound simulator focusing on hand-eye coordination

OTHER

Serious Video Game

The serious video game "Underwater" uses a 3D-printed ultrasound probe for maneuvering. During gameplay, coins must be collected in an underwater world using the aforementioned simulated ultrasound probe. The main focus of this game is to improve hand-eye coordination while using an ultrasound probe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
110 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-03
Primary Completion
2024-06-30
Completion
2024-07-30

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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