Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope Training in Family Medicine Residency

Penn State Health

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Resident Education; Digital Technology

Treatments: Other: Digital Otoscope and Ophthalmoscope; Other: Conventional otoscope and ophthalmoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT06693804

STUDY00020873

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Welch Allyn PanOptic Plus Ophthalmoscope with smartphone adaptor, and assess residents' opinions on acceptability and usability of the device and curriculum vs the conventional non-digital device used in current clinical practice.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Resident in Penn States Family and Community Medicine Department

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Welch Allyn PanOptic iExaminer Digital Imaging Kit

Experimental group

Description:

Novel digital instrument to visualize eyes and ears in clinical practice

Treatment:

Other: Digital Otoscope and Ophthalmoscope

Conventional non-digital instrument used in current clinical training and standard practice

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard practice

Treatment:

Other: Conventional otoscope and ophthalmoscope