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The goal of this study is to compare two different educational methods for training general practitioners (GPs) in point-of-care ultrasound. The main question it aims to answer is:
- Does the use of ultrasound phantoms and simulators result in superior post-course ultrasound skills compared to traditional training methods involving healthy volunteers? Researchers will compare a group trained with traditional methods (scanning healthy volunteers) to a group trained using ultrasound phantoms and simulators to see if the different training methods result in different levels of ultrasound proficiency.
Participants will:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Simulation | Experimental | General practitioners allocated to the intervention arm will participate in the POCUS course with hands-on training on an ultrasound simulator which can portrait both the normal reference and pathology at hands-on teaching seminars. |
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| Healthy volunteers | Active Comparator | General practitioners allocated to the control arm will participate in the POCUS course with hands-on training on healthy volunteers and pathology presented as still pictures and videos at hands-on teaching seminars. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Simulation based clinical ultrasound education | Other | At the two hands-on teaching seminars, GPs in the intervention arm will receive training in five different clinical ultrasound examinations using an ultrasound phantom and an ultrasound simulator (Simbionix U/S Mentor). At the start of the first course day (8 hours), three basic modules will be conducted on the simulator, aimed at training hand-eye coordination and developing fundamental skills in probe movement, enhancing three-dimensional perception, and learning to use the various settings on the ultrasound simulator to achieve optimal imaging. At the first course day, the five clinical ultrasound examinations will be trained through a total of 13 simulation cases. On the second course day (4 hours), the participants will repeat the 13 simulation cases. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mean OSAUS sum score across all five POCUS applications (min-max: 7-35) | Scanning competence is assessed similarly in the two groups by ultrasound expert reviewers blinded to participant allocation. The reviewers will use the OSAUS score, which consists of 7 items. Each item is rated using a Likert Scale with five points (1-5) giving a minimum score of 7 and maximum of 35 for each POCUS application. | At the third teaching seminar (day 90) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Julie J Strøm | Contact | 004520869389 | jrjepsen@dcm.aau.dk |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| NordSim | Recruiting | Aalborg | Denmark |
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| Traditional ultrasound education | Other | At the two hands-on teaching seminars, GPs in the control arm will receive training in five different clinical ultrasound examinations as according to an established and validated training program. At the start of the first course day (8 hours), the five clinical ultrasound examinations will be trained using healthy volunteers and still pictures for visualizing pathology. On the second course day (4 hours), the participants will train by repeating the five clinical ultrasound examinations on healthy volunteers. |
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