Study Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT) and DHRT+ for CVC Insertion Training for Surgical Residents

Penn State Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Central Line Infection; Central Line Complication

Treatments: Other: Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT); Other: Advanced Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT+)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04541446

STUDY00012206

R01HL127316 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Human participants will include medical residents. Each year the entering 1st year medical residents at Hershey Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will be taught to perform these procedures using the DHRT or the DHRT+ devices. The resident's performance will be measured and evaluated by these devices during the training. The technique of the training does not differ from what is currently taught at either of these institutions. In addition the residents will be required to pass the same skills assessment currently required at their institution. Upon successfully passing the skills assessment the residents will perform CVC interventions on under supervision. After the procedure the investigators will examine patient files to determine any changes in central line related complications and infection rates due to new clinical educational practices.

Enrollment: 773 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• new resident undergoing central venous catheterization training

Exclusion criteria

• not a new resident undergoing central venous catheterization training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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773 participants in 2 patient groups

Residents to receive Dynamic Haptic Robotic Training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT)

Residents to receive Advanced Dynamic Haptic Robotic Training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Advanced Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT+)