Trainees who are offered ERCP Mechanical Simulator (EMS) training in addition to routine training (study group) will demonstrate improved clinical outcomes compared to those undergoing routine ERCP training only (control group).
Hypothesis #1: Trainees who are offered simulator training in addition to routine training (study group) will demonstrate improved clinical outcomes compared to those undergoing routine ERCP training only (control group). Hypothesis #2: Trainees who are initially in the control arm, but receive the simulator training after the initial 30 procedures (delayed intervention) will have significantly greater improvement of clinical outcomes in the second phase of the study (steeper learning curve) compared to the initial period. STUDY DESIGN \& OUTCOMES * Controlled randomized observational study. * Immediate intervention (simulator training in the beginning of or just prior to the trainees' ERCP rotation) and delayed intervention (simulator training after 30 clinical procedures) will be studied * Primary outcome: diagnostic biliary cannulation and deep biliary cannulation success rates Secondary outcomes: cannulation time, subjective competency score (5-point scale) graded by supervising physicians.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
16
Trainees will receive ERCP mechanical simulator practice in addition to routine ERCP training
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States
Diagnostic biliary cannulation and deep biliary cannulation success rates
The ability of the trainees to perform solo diagnostic biliary cannulation and deep biliary cannulation
Time frame: 12 months
Trainer assessment
Subjective competency (5-point score) graded by supervising physicians.
Time frame: 12 months
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