The Validation and Efficacy of Varix Trainer as a Training Device Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (a Multicenter Study)

Mahidol University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gastric Varix

Treatments: Other: Endoscopy training curriculum

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05614999

3741

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this exploratory validation study is to compare levels of expertise (or non-expertise) between GI fellows and experts with the varix trainer. The main question it aim to answer is:

Can the varix trainer distinguish levels of expertise (or non-expertise) between novices and experts for specific skills (torque, small wheel and retroflexion techniques)? Does the training with the varix trainer improves these specific skills of GI fellows? Participants will do the pre-training test, practicing eight-sessions (each session is approximately 15minutes) and then do the post-training test.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• We enrolled participants from Ramathibodi hospital King Chulalongkorn Memorial hospital Siriraj hospital Rajavithi hospital Vajira hospital Nanthana-Kriangkrai Chotiwattanaphan Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Srinagarind Hospital

  1. Expert (> 1,500 EGD)
  2. Trainees (First and second year fellow)

Exclusion criteria

• Deny to participate in our study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will do the pre-training test, practicing eight-sessions (each session is approximately 15minutes) and then do the post-training test.

Treatment:

Other: Endoscopy training curriculum

Non-training group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will do the pre-training test, and then do the post-training test after the pre-test 4-6weeks.