3D Printing in Airway Anatomy and Bronchoscopy Education

The Application of Three-dimensional Printing in Airway Anatomy and Bronchoscopy Education

The main purpose of this study is to use 3D printing technology to make a human anatomical bronchial tree model, which is applied in medical education for medical students and students of the department of respiratory therapy. Most of the clinical teaching material is expansive and inaccessible. To promote accessibility of anatomy models and student learning effects in our school and hospital, we use the 3D printing technology to print bronchial tree model and apply it to anatomy and bronchoscopy education.

The present study expects some benefits that the use of printed bronchial trees for anatomy and bronchoscopy education. For example, it can reduce the cost of anatomy instruction, let students have their own anatomical model, and make the learning no longer limited to the anatomical classroom.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Satisfaction, Personal
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: 3D bronchial tree model

Detailed Description

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a technology used for the rapid production of customized physical objects. Bronchoscopy is a well-established, relatively safe procedure for both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for a variety of pulmonary diseases. In this study, to enhance the quality of airway anatomy education and bronchoscopy training, we used 3D printing to develop a 3D bronchial tree model as a high-fidelity simulator for bronchoscopy and demonstrated its validity. We designed a 3D bronchial tree model containing 12 detachable parts and 11 adapter rings.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 26
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • New Taipei City, Taiwan, 24352
    • Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 78 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Student of Fu Jen Catholic University.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refused to participate in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimatal; Learning anatomy with 3D bronchial tree model.	Other: 3D bronchial tree model; A detachable 3D printed bronchial tree model
No Intervention: Control group; Learning anatomy without 3D bronchial tree model.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Examination score of pre-intervention	score of pre-intervention (maximun 100 and minimum 0), higher means a better outcome.	pre-intervention
Examination score of post-intervention	score of post-intervention (maximun 100 and minimum 0), higher means a better outcome.	immediately after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fu Jen Catholic University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ke-Yun Chao, MSc, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 31, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 9, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: PL202008018V

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No