Status:

COMPLETED

Development and Validation of a Theoretical Test for Chest Tube Insertion

Lead Sponsor:

University Ghent

Conditions:

Chest Tubes

Cognitive Skill

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of the proposed study design is to develop and gather validity evidence of a theoretical test about cognitive skills which are important when performing Chest Tube Insertion (CTI). This study...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Content experts will be recruited from the departments of surgery, pulmonology, and emergency medicine of various hospitals in Flanders and the Netherlands. They must have finished their residency training and be actively involved in training of junior physicians. A maximum of six experts will be recruited, and a minimum of one physician from each department will be included.
  • The novice group will attract medical students at Ghent University, within their 5th or 6th year of undergraduate training, while having no experience with CTI.
  • The intermediate group will include residents of the departments of surgery, pulmonology and emergency medicine of Ghent University Hospital, within their 1st - 3rd year of residency training and must have placed less than 20 chest tubes themselves.
  • The experienced group will be recruited from the departments of surgery, pulmonology, and emergency medicine of Ghent University Hospital. They must have finished the residency training in their respective fields and must have performed more than 20 CTI independently. The content experts will not be eligible for participation.

Exclusion

  • For the novice and intermediate group: having to much experience in CTI.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 5 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 18 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05384327

Start Date

May 5 2022

End Date

April 18 2023

Last Update

May 9 2023

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Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000