Advancing Skills and Confidence in Ultrasound-Guided Injection Techniques: the Impact of a Cadaveric Workshop

The goal of this study is to assess whether a cadaveric ultrasound-guided injection workshop improves procedural skills and confidence among participant physicians. It will also evaluate participants' satisfaction and perceived clinical applicability.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the workshop enhance participants' accuracy and confidence in performing ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections? How do participants rate the workshop's effectiveness in improving their clinical skills?

Participants will:

Attend a structured cadaveric workshop on ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections.

Perform hands-on procedures under expert supervision. Complete pre- and post-workshop assessments to measure skill improvement and confidence levels.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Joint Diseases; Ultrasound-Guided Injection; Cadaveric Training
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Cadaveric Workshop on Ultrasound-guided Injections

Detailed Description

Ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections have become an essential skill in physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedic practice, and pain management. Despite their increasing use, mastering these techniques requires both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience. Cadaveric training workshops provide a unique opportunity for physicians to refine their procedural skills in a controlled environment that closely mimics real-world clinical scenarios.

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a cadaveric musculoskeletal system ultrasound-guided injection workshop in enhancing the technical proficiency, confidence, and clinical readiness of physicians. By integrating structured didactic sessions with hands-on practice on cadaveric specimens, the workshop aims to bridge the gap between theoretical learning and clinical application.

Participants will undergo a comprehensive learning experience, beginning with instructional lectures covering the principles of ultrasound guidance, needle visualization techniques, and common musculoskeletal injection sites. Following this, they will engage in supervised hands-on practice on cadaveric specimens, allowing them to refine their accuracy in needle placement, optimize probe handling, and gain a deeper understanding of anatomical structures.

To assess the workshop's effectiveness, physicians will complete pre- and post-training evaluations, including objective assessments of their procedural accuracy and subjective self-reports on confidence levels. The study will analyze improvements in needle placement precision, injection efficiency, and participants' perceived ability to translate these skills into clinical practice.

By providing an immersive and interactive training experience, this study seeks to determine whether cadaveric workshops serve as a valuable tool in advancing physicians' competency in ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections. Findings from this research may contribute to the development of more structured training programs, ultimately improving patient outcomes in musculoskeletal care.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 109
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • İstanbul, Turkey, 34303
    • Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a physician working in the field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Participating in the cadaveric workshop
• Signed the informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwilling to provide data for this study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Cadaveric Workshop Participants; The arm is participant physicians for the workshop that are working in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. They are from different academic degrees such as residents, specialists and professors.

Other: Cadaveric Workshop on Ultrasound-guided Injections; Participant physicians will attend a structured cadaveric workshop on ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections. Participants will perform hands-on procedures under expert supervision on lower extremity joints listed as hip, knee and ankle. For the assessment participants will be asked to complete pre- and post-workshop assessments to measure skill improvement and confidence levels.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pre-Workshop Evaluation Survey	A pre-workshop survey filled out by participants prior to the lectures, which contained question items about their age, sex, academic and professional experience in medicine and physiatry, prior exposure to MSK USG and injections, current access to ultrasound equipment, prior attendance at other ultrasound training programs, frequency of ultrasound-guided injections done in a week, and self-confidence regarding hip, knee and ankle ultrasound-guided injections using a 5-point Likert scale, with 0 denoting the least confidence and 4 denoting the highest.	Once at the beginning of the study, just before the workshop
Post-Workshop Evaluation Survey	A post-workshop survey filled out by participants after the workshop to assess their self-confidence in MSK ultrasound-guided injections regarding the three joints and the perceived value of the course. In addition, the usefulness of the course and contentment of participants about the materials used and quality of context were also measured using a 5-point Likert scale, where 0 indicated the least content and 4 the most content. At last, participants were invited to suggest regions, subjects and techniques they would like to have covered in upcoming ultrasonography seminars.	Once, immediately after the workshop

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul University
• Collaborators: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi; Koç University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 3, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 22, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 27, 2025
• Last Verified: February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Medical education; Ultrasound-guided injection; Cadaveric training; Musculoskeletal ultrasonography
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: University of Health Sciences

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No