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Ultrasound Simulation or Traditional Ultrasound Training for General Practitioners?
Led by Aalborg University · Updated on 2025-08-17
24
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
23 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Aalborg University
Lead Sponsor
N
Nordsim
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to compare two different educational methods for training general practitioners (GPs) in point-of-care ultrasound. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Does the use of ultrasound phantoms and simulators result in superior post-course ultrasound skills compared to traditional training methods involving healthy volunteers? Researchers will compare a group trained with traditional methods (scanning healthy volunteers) to a group trained using ultrasound phantoms and simulators to see if the different training methods result in different levels of ultrasound proficiency. Participants will: * Be 24 general practitioners randomized into two groups of 12. * Receive training in five clinical ultrasound examinations: 1) Aortic abdominal aneurism, 2) gallstones, 3) pleural effusion, 4) hydronephrosis, and 5) free fluid in the abdomen (FAST scan). * Begin with e-learning, followed by two in-person teaching seminars. * Train at their clinics between course days: first on healthy volunteers, then on indicated patients. * Upload scans to an online learning platform and receive feedback from instructors. * Be assessed after 90 days using the validated Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) tool, with blinded evaluators.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Ultrasound Simulation or Traditional Ultrasound Training for General Practitioners?
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- The participant must be a postgraduate medical doctor specialized in general medicine/family medicine (general practitioner).
- The participant must have access to an ultrasound device during the study period.
You will not qualify if you...
- General practitioners who have already participated in a basic point-of-care ultrasound education for general practitioners.
- General practitioners with potential conflicts of interest.
- Individuals with no signed informed consent to participate.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NordSim
Aalborg, Denmark
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Research Team
J
Julie J Strøm
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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