Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning for Thoracentesis to Improve Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Conditions:
Misadventure During Thoracentesis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of the proposed research is to investigate the use a medical simulation and mastery learning (where all learners must reach a high standard before completion of training) curriculum to improv...
Detailed Description
Given medical procedures are the second most common cause of the complications that afflict 3% of hospitalized patients, simulation-based mastery learning should be applied to procedures done in all m...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients:
- undergoing a thoracentesis procedure
- on internal medicine or hospitalist ward service
- English or Spanish Speaking
- 2nd and 3rd year internal medicine residents
Exclusion
- Cognitive impairment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01898247
Start Date
December 1 2012
End Date
May 1 2016
Last Update
July 14 2017
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611