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Comparing traditional versus simulation teaching in basic trans-thoracic echocardiography

Simulation with point of care teaching versus conventional point of care teaching in basic trans-thoracic echocardiography - a randomised controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/08/044725
Enrollment
52
Registered
2022-08-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Simulation: Training in Transthoracic Echocardiography using Simulation Control Intervention1: Conventional Teaching: Training in Transthoracic Echocardiography on Healthy Human Volunte

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Post graduate junior and senior residents with no or little exposure to echocardiography (Dept of Anaesthesia, Emergency medicine, Internal medicine and Pediatrics) 2. Consent to publish their test scores

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No consent 2. Second and third year residents in critical care training already having knowledge of basic echocardiography

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
to compare cognitive and psycho-motor knowledge acquired by residents by two different training methods using image based test and grading of image acquisition two weeks after training periodTimepoint: to compare cognitive and psycho-motor knowledge acquired by residents by two different training methods using image based test and grading of image acquisition two weeks after training period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to compare basic knowledge of ECHO before and after lecture with help pre-test and post-test with objective MCQsTimepoint: immediately;to compare cognitive and psycho-motor knowledge acquired by residents by two different training methods using image based test and grading of image acquisition immediately after first trainingTimepoint: immediately;to compare scores of image based test and grading of image acquisition after first training and time gap of 2 weeksTimepoint: 2 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ajay Kumar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

ajay.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in9340482058

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026