Status:

COMPLETED

Improving Performance of Paracentesis in Medical Residency Training

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Medical Center

Conditions:

Ascites

Cirrhosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that there is significant variability in management of patients with ascites despite guidelines provided by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the ...

Detailed Description

Since 2004 the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) has well-established guidelines for management of liver failure patients that is based on expert review of current literature...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All house-staff in the Internal Medicine Residency training program at Boston Medical Center; House-staff participating in Internal Medicine inpatient rotations as part of preliminary training for other specialties

Exclusion

  • House-staff participating in inpatient rotations not supervised by the Department of Internal Medicine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

136 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01403987

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2012

Last Update

October 31 2012

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118