Using Simulation to Ensure Basic Competence in Gastroscopy

Odense University Hospital35 enrolled

Overview

The main purpose of this study is to develop and gather validity evidence for a simulation-based test to ensure learning basic competence in gastroscopy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Endoscopy Simulation Education Gastroscopy

Interventions

Simulation training in gastroscopyOTHER

Simulation-based training with virtual reality simulation at a Simbionix GI-mentor II endoscopy simulator and procedure training on a phantom.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medical students enrolled at the University of Southern Denmark who have passed their anatomy exam. * Experienced endoscopy nurses, who have assisted to more than 100 gastroscopies and with no prior self-performed gastroscopies. * Experienced medical doctors in medical gastroenterology or surgery, who have self-performed more than 500 gastroscopies. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Simulation gastroscopy test score

Test score based on time usage, landmark and pathology recognition

Time frame: 1-hour test

Secondary Outcomes

Total time for the diagnostic exercises

A total time for two diagnostic virtual reality tests and a test on a phantom

Time frame: 1-hour test

Total time for the tool exercises

A total time of virtual reality tests and two tests on a phantom

Time frame: 1-hour test

Total landmark and pathology recognition for the diagnostic exercises

Recognition of a total number of 48 landmarks and pathologies

Time frame: 1-hour test

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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