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