Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course

Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course to Diagnostic Performance on Patients - a Randomized Controlled Trial

This study explores the effect of a four-hour ultrasound course on physicians' point-of-care ultrasound performance on patients representing acute abdominal surgical conditions.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ultrasonography
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Education

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial with physicians was conducted. The intervention group participated in a four-hour abdominal POC US course before performing ultrasound on four patients with different abdominal surgical conditions. The control group did not participate in a course before performing ultrasound on the patients.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 64
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medical Doctor
• Signed up for a courses in abdominal point-of-care ultrasound

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Intervention; participating in a four-hour course in abdominal POC US	Other: Education
Placebo Comparator: Control; no training	Other: Education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Ultrasound performance	An Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scoring form was used to assess ultrasound performance	4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances
Diagnostic accuracy	The ultrasound diagnoses were evaluated as "correct," "inconclusive," or "false," and the diagnostic accuracy was calculated by sensitivity and specificity	4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Todsen T, Jensen ML, Tolsgaard MG, Olsen BH, Henriksen BM, Hillingso JG, Konge L, Ringsted C. Transfer from point-of-care Ultrasonography training to diagnostic performance on patients--a randomized controlled trial. Am J Surg. 2016 Jan;211(1):40-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 Jul 31.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 24, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 25, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 1, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 25, 2014
• Last Verified: November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: H-3-2012-006