ERCP Mechanical Simulator (EMS) Practice for Training Endoscopic Sphincterotomy

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Endoscopic Sphincterotomy

Treatments: Other: Simulation and lecture; Other: Lecture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02393638

201403004RIND

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized-controlled study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using ERCP mechanical simulator for training endoscopic sphincterotomy.

Full description

Usual clinical ERCP training is supervised hands-on practice and the number of procedures is used as a surrogate for trainees' experience. At least 180 cases are required to achieve ERCP competence. A major limitation is lack of suitable patients. Alternative supplemental training includes simulator practice using computer simulators, live animal models, and ex-vivo porcine organ. Our previous study has showed that the mechanical simulator training improves trainees' clinical performance in terms of success of deep CBD cannulation. In this study, we aim to evaluate the usefulness of ERCP mechanical simulator for training endoscopic sphincterotomy.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• GI trainees who met the minimum endoscopy training experience

Exclusion criteria

• GI trainees with no endoscopy experience

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Experimental group

Description:

Simulation and lecture

Treatment:

Other: Simulation and lecture

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Lecture only

Treatment:

Other: Lecture