Status:
COMPLETED
Simulation Training for Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Catheter Insertion
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Procedural Skill Competency
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Hypothesis #1: Residents who complete a structured, ultrasound guided simulation training protocol will have superior skills at central venous catheter (CVC) insertion on actual patients as compared t...
Detailed Description
Resident education has traditionally devoted itself to knowledge acquisition rather than defined levels of clinical competence. Currently, inexperienced physicians are trained to perform invasive proc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligibility is determined by the program director of the residency programs.
- The racial, gender, and ethnic characteristics of the proposed subject population reflects the demographics of the interns and residents within the specialties of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Anesthesia.
- None of the subjects are minors and all are in sufficient health to participate in their residency programs.
Exclusion
- Of eligible subjects, the only exclusion criterion is unwillingness to participate in the project.
- No exclusion criteria shall be based on race, gender, or ethnicity.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
184 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00919308
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
March 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520