NCT06533488

Evaluation of a Perceptual Learning Module on Spinal Ultrasound Among Residents.

Evaluation of the Impact of a Perceptual Learning Module (PLM) on the Sonographic Identification of Spinal Structures by Novice Anesthesiology Residents. A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This medical education research project aims to evaluate the impact of a directed perceptual learning module (PLM) on spinal sonoanatomy. Following a demographic questionnaire, participants will be exposed to a tutorial explaining the necessary theoretical foundations for the PLM as well as the functioning of the PLM interface. A pre-test involving selecting the best image from a video sequence depicting spinal sonoanatomy will be administered to all participants. Participants will then be randomized into two groups and exposed to video sequences in the same manner as during the pre-test, with immediate feedback in the intervention group and no feedback in the control group. The video sequences presented will be the same between the two groups. Finally, a post-test will be administered immediately and remotely after exposure to the PLM. The time window corresponding to the best image will be predefined by an expert and compared to the resident\'s value. The difference in feedback exposure between the two groups will not be revealed to limit biases.

Conditions

• Spinal Anesthesia Skill
• Ultrasound Imaging of Anatomical Structures
• Medical Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Perceptual learning module	Perceptual learning module providing feedback on the most relevant image for clinical practice in a spinal ultrasound video.
OTHER	Control	Participants in the control group will view the same videos as participants in the intervention group without feedback on the best image.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-26
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2024-08-01
• Last updated: 2024-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada