Simulation in Teaching Vaginal Examination (VE)

September 6, 2016 updated by: Ahmed Mohamed Abbas, Assiut University

The Benefits of Simulation in Teaching Vaginal Examination for Women During Labor: a Randomized Controlled Study

Teaching technical skills during medical training can lead to some issues, which can concern ethical or medico-legal risks. In this context, the vaginal examination (VE) is specific because it concerns the genital area and it interferes with obstetrical management.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Cairo
      • Assiut, Cairo, Egypt, 002
        • Ahmed Abbas

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Interns who finished their study in faculty of medicine
  • Interns who never performed VE before
  • Interns who accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Interns who refuse to participate in the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: simulation group
Interns will carry out 10 VE on a simulator
Procedure: vaginal examination simulator
No Intervention: Control group
Interns who will not perform any simulated VE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
the improvement of vaginal examination accuracy score after practical training on simulators
Time Frame: 5 minutes
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 7, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

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