Status:

COMPLETED

Objective Assessment of Technical Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Other Surgical Procedures

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to develop a method of rating videos of CAB procedures that will produce a reliable assessment of a cardiothoracic surgical trainee's technical proficiency. In addit...

Detailed Description

Cardiothoracic Surgeon: If you agree to take part in this study, you will receive a DVD containing multiple videos of different surgeons or surgical trainees performing CAB procedures. You will be tr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The trainee must be a cardiothoracic surgical trainee in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of training and must be currently enrolled at any of the following institutions: U.T. Health Science Center in Houston, The Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine, U.T. San Antonio, U. T. Southwestern, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and The Methodist Hospital.
  • The trainee must provide an informed consent to participate.
  • The experience faculty must be a cardiothoracic surgeon who regularly performs CAB procedures and has at least 10 years of post-training experience.
  • The experienced faculty is currently operating at the same institutions listed in inclusion criterion 1.
  • The experienced faculty must provide written informed consent to participate.
  • The faculty rater must be a cardiothoracic surgeon who regularly performs CAB procedures, is practicing in an Adult Cardiothoracic Graduate Medical Evaluation (ACGME) approved CTS training program, and has practiced at least 5 years after certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS). There is no restriction on geographic location.
  • The expert CAB surgeon for Consensus Building must be a cardiothoracic surgeon who regularly performs CAB procedures, is practicing in an ACGME approved CTS training program, and has practiced at least 10 years after certification by the ABTS. There is no restriction on geographic location.

Exclusion

  • N/A

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 22 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01433029

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

January 22 2017

Last Update

January 30 2017

Active Locations (6)

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1

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

2

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

3

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

4

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030