NCT05960747

Improvement to Perform Thoracocentesis After a Specific Training in Medical Students With the Supervised Use of an Augmented Reality Simulator

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 340 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Monocentric study, aiming to assess the improvement of medical students to perform a first-time thoracentesis after training using a specific training using an augmented virtual reality simulator, versus standard training. Study population: medical students from the department of Respirology (University hospital of Strasbourg), performing their first thoracocentesis in patients having an indication for a first-time thoracocentesis. This is not an interventional study, no change in patient course being induced because of the study. After the procedure: use of specific surveys for the patient and for medical students to assess the patient's pain, the patient and the medical student level of anxiety, and the student ability during the procedure.

Conditions

• Pleural Effusion
• Frist Time Indication to Perform a Thoracentesis
• Medical Student Training

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Simulation group	Specific training for medical students by using an augmented virtual reality simulator for thoracentesis

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-15
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2023-07-27
• Last updated: 2025-04-03

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: France