The Impact of Different Simulator Characteristics on Transfer of Learning

Rigshospitalet

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Ultrasound Simulation; Education, Professional; Simulation-based Medical Education

Treatments: Other: simulation types

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03280199

2017-09-GCMT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to explore the impact of different simulator characteristics on transfer of learning.

Full description

During an ISUOG basic training course, participants will be randomly assigned to 30 minutes of simulator training during which time they will practice the 2nd trimester US scan. A total of four different simulators are being used for training. After completing the practical basic training session, they shift the type of simulator that they trained on to one of the remaining three simulators. On this simulator, they are required to perform selected planes for the 2nd-trimester scan. The planes produced are recorded and evaluated by fetal medicine specialists using the ISUOG 20 planes checklist. The performances of participants coming from each of the four simulators are examined and the role of 1) type of simulator interaction (physical mannequin vs. virtual abdomen vs. fixed-point scan) and 2) the type of image acquisition (real US images vs. computer-generated images) are examined.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

ISUOG course participants

Exclusion criteria

More than 50 independent 2nd trimester US scan before attending the course.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

0 participants in 4 patient groups

Type of simulator - 1

Other group

Description:

VR simulator with physical mannequin and probe. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

Treatment:

Other: simulation types

Type of simulator - 2

Other group

Description:

VR simulator with virtual mannequin / abdomen PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

Treatment:

Other: simulation types

Type of image acquisition - 3

Other group

Description:

US images are acquired through real US volumes from patients PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

Treatment:

Other: simulation types

Type of image acquisition - 4

Other group

Description:

US images are acquired through computer-generated images. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS BEING COMPARED ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMULATORS - NOT A DRUG!

Treatment:

Other: simulation types