Evaluation of the PelvicSim Simulator for Training in Intrauterine Device Insertions

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Education, Medical; Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine

Treatments: Other: PelvicSim; Device: Manufacturer model

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02220205

2014P-000106

Details and patient eligibility

About

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a very effective, long-acting method of contraception. In order to make them accessible to women, health care providers must be trained to insert them. Physicians, physician assistant, and nurse practitioners often learn how to do so by first learning about IUDs, then practicing on a model that the IUD manufacturer provides.

Educators have recently been using more sophisticated models to teach clinical skills such as surgical procedures. We are investigating whether these models may be more useful in teaching IUD insertion.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First-year residents in obstetrics and gynecology or family medicine, or student in physician assistant or nurse practitioner training programs
• Trainees who have performed <5 intrauterine device insertions
• Trainees who plan to provide intrauterine devices in their clinical practice

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

PelvicSim

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to this arm practice IUD insertion on the PelvicSim for 30 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: PelvicSim

Manufacturer model

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to this arm practice IUD insertion on models provided by the IUD manufacturer for 30 minutes.

Treatment:

Device: Manufacturer model