Status:
COMPLETED
Near-peer Tutoring Compared With a Standard Faculty-led Course for Undergraduate Training in Abdominal Ultrasound.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bern
Conditions:
Ultrasonography
Educational Techniques
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Ultrasound has become clinical skill widely used in most medical disciplines. Institutions are changing their curricula to implementing basic ultrasound knowledge, often supplementing tra...
Detailed Description
Background: Over the last decades, ultrasound (US) examination has become commonly used in many medical specialties, including internal medicine and primary care. Young doctors often perform simple u...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Medical students at three Swiss universities (Bern, Freiburg, Zurich) in the 3rd to 8th semester, who:
- are willing to participate in the study;
- are willing to pay the 200.- CHF course fees (partial reimbursement of tutors and administrative fee for the SGUM course certificate)
- fill out a baseline questionnaire
- signed informed consent sheet
Exclusion
- Did not sign study agreement or pay the course fee
- More than 5 hours of previous formal ultrasound training
- Failure to fill out baseline questionnaire
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 17 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 21 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
152 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04114812
Start Date
September 17 2019
End Date
November 21 2021
Last Update
January 13 2022
Active Locations (3)
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1
University of Bern
Bern, Switzerland, 3000
2
University of Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland, 1700
3
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091