Evaluation of an Online Application for Point of Care Ultrasound Training in General Internal Medicine Residents
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Ultrasound Exam in Emergency/Medical Care, Ultrasound Evaluation. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study compares Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training in two hospitals, one that uses an online application for supervision and one that does not use the application. The goal of this trial is to learn if POCUS supervision using the online application is associated with improved POCUS skills in residents in General Internal Medicine (GIM). The main question it aims to answer is: \- Do POCUS skills improve more during 6 months in GIM residents supervised using the application than in GIM residents who do not use the application? Further questions the study aims to answer are: * Do residents using the application perform more POCUS exams during 6 months than residents not using the application? * Are residents using the application more satisfied with their POCUS training than residents not using the application?
Primary outcome measures
- Change from baseline in POCUS skills [Time frame: Post-test 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) from pre-test]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Number of POCUS exams performed [Time frame: During 6 months after baseline assessment (pre-test)]
- Number of supervised POCUS exams performed [Time frame: During 6 months after baseline assessment (pre-test)]
- Number of directly supervised POCUS exams performed [Time frame: During 6 months after baseline assessment (pre-test)]
- Change in satisfaction and engagement with POCUS training [Time frame: Follow-up assessment 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) after baseline assessment]
- Change in self-assessed POCUS competency [Time frame: Follow-up assessment 6 months (+/- 2 weeks) after baseline assessment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- General Internal Medicine resident employed at one of the study sites for at least 2 months
- Probably or definitely interested in achieving POCUS certification (mandatory for the General Internal Medicine specialisation in Switzerland)
- Basic ultrasound course completed (Basic course Abdominal ultrasound or Emergency ultrasound)
- Will spend at least 3 months within a rotation where POCUS training is offered during the 6 months after baseline assessment
Exclusion criteria
- Definitely or probably not interested in achieving POCUS certification
- Has already performed more than 80 supervised and more than 160 total POCUS exams
- Will end employment at the study site less than 7 months after baseline assessment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Switzerland · 2 centers
- Kantonsspital Baden — Baden
- Spital Limmattal Schlieren — Schlieren
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07372053 · 2024-01470