The purpose of this study is to train Nigerian radiologists to perform ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. Researchers will use mHealth devices to create a sustainable and practical way of training radiologists in Nigeria to perform and clinically implement US-guided breast biopsies into their practice.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
900
During this study, women will undergo an US-guided breast biopsy by a radiologist instead of what is typically performed in Nigerian hospitals, which is either a blind biopsy or surgical excision. US-guided breast biopsy is the standard of care in the United States of America because the accuracy is better than blind biopsy and equal to surgical excision.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGLagos University Teaching Hospital
Idi Araba, Lagos, Nigeria
RECRUITINGOlabisis Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (Data Collection Only)
Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFederal Medical Centre Owo (Data Collection Only)
Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
RECRUITINGUniversity College Hospital (Data Collection Only)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGUniversity Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla Enugu
Enugu, Nigeria
RECRUITINGObafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (Data Collection Only)
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
RECRUITINGUniversity of Ilorin Teaching Hospitals
Ilorin, Nigeria
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNumber of successful US-guided breast biopsy
Trainees will be evaluated using a passing criterion of 80% on a validated test that assesses competency based on the The Ottawa Surgical Competency Operating Room Evaluation (O-Score). There are 8 variables rated on a scale of 1-5. A trainee will be given a passing grade if the responses on all 8 variables are 4 or 5 and this is achieved in at least 80% of the unsupervised simulation and patient biopsies.
Time frame: 1 year
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