Learning Skills in Young Specialists and Residents in Operative Vaginal Delivery Using Simulator Models

Operative Vaginal Delivery in Residents and Young Specialists

Evaluation of different learning programs on persistence of skills in operative vaginal delivery

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Delivery Complication; Birth Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: the better retaining of skills

Detailed Description

Investigators enrolled residents and young specialist randomly exposed to simulation of operative vaginal delivery or a lecture before and after experience on simulator program. The two groups were exposed after 8-12 weeks to a second experience of simulator program due to evaluate the improve, deterioration of skills in operative vaginal delivery.

12-months persistence of skills were evaluated

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 24

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Italy
  • CH
    • Chieti, CH, Italy, 66100
      • University of Chieti

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 years to 40 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

participants were residents in ObGyn or young specialists in ObGyn (less than 5 years)

Description

Inclusion Criteria: residents or young specialists (less than 5 years after ending of residency) -

Exclusion Criteria: medical students before MD

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Crossover
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Simulator training before; group exposed directly to simulator training without knowing the topic of obstetric emergency	Other: the better retaining of skills; identify which teaching program has the better retaining of skills
lesson before simulation training; group undergoing formal lecture before the vacuum delivery simulation on mannequin	Other: the better retaining of skills; identify which teaching program has the better retaining of skills

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
improving and retaining skills in two different groups of teaching programs	evaluate video recorded simulations using items and total value during the operative vaginal delivery on manequin	12 weeks and 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
improve skills in obstetric emergencies considering year of formation and teaching programs	Comparison of quality scale per items	12 weeks and 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: G. d'Annunzio University
• Collaborators: Santo Spirito Hospital, Italy

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 4, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 4, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: vaginal birth; vacuum delivery; operative vaginal birth; mannequin training program
• Other Study ID Numbers: ObGynEASC001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Simulation in EASC

Drug and device information, study documents

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