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

October 29, 2025 updated by: Scarlett Miller, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

773

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Hershey Medical Center

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • new resident undergoing central venous catheterization training

Exclusion criteria:

  • not a new resident undergoing central venous catheterization training

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Residents to receive Dynamic Haptic Robotic Training
Other: Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT)
Device trains medical residents to safely perform the needle insertion portion of Central Venous Catheterization.
Experimental: Residents to receive Advanced Dynamic Haptic Robotic Training
Other: Advanced Dynamic Haptic Robotic Trainer (DHRT+)
Device offers whole procedural training for medical residents to safely perform the procedure of Central Venous Catheterization.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Central Line Related Complications due to new Resident Central Line Training Procedures
Time Frame: baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention
Through patient files complication rates will be measured through study completion, an average of one year after having procedure performed.
baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention
Change in Central Line Related Infections due to new Resident Central Line Training Procedures
Time Frame: baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention
Through patient files post procedural infection rate is measured through study completion, an average of one year after having procedure performed.
baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Scarlett R Miller, Ph.D., Penn State University
  • Principal Investigator: Jason Z. Moore, Ph.D., Penn State 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 (Actual)

August 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

October 30, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2025

Last Verified

October 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00012206
  • R01HL127316 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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