Simulation-based training for groin hernia repair in Sierra Leone

Model-based training for groin hernia repair in Sierra Leone

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14168492

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-01

Start date

2022-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-28

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Conditions

Inguinal hernia Digestive System Inguinal hernia

Interventions

In this study, trainees will participate in a simulation-based training program for inguinal hernia repair which includes theory and practice. They will learn how to perform a sutured inguinal hernia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Trainees in the CapaCare training program in Sierra Leone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate and sign informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stabilisation of operation time measured through self-reported procedures carried out by the trainees after completion of the training program	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Postoperative complications in-hospital, self-reported by trainees in an online system. Measured continuously 2. Ability to name anatomical structures measured during training by trainers 3. Trainee and trainer impression of the model-based training, measured at the end of the training by filling out a questionnaire 4. Number of attempts to passing score on the Operative Performance Rating System (OPRS), measured during training by the trainers 5. Time to passing score on the OPRS, measured during the training by the trainers (data course started - date of examination) 6. Score on the OPRS measured during training and noted in questionnaire by the trainers 7. Cost and cost-effectiveness of the training intervention - costs calculated with the perspective of the training program, effectiveness expressed as time to reach stability of operation time. Costs are measured at the time of the training intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Postoperative complications in-hospital, self-reported by trainees in an online system. Measured continuously 2. Ability to name anatomical structures measured during training by trainers 3. Trainee and trainer impression of the model-based training, measured at the end of the training by filling out a questionnaire 4. Number of attempts to passing score on the Operative Performance Rating System (OPRS), measured during training by the trainers 5. Time to passing score on the OPRS, measured during the training by the trainers (data course started - date of examination) 6. Score on the OPRS measured during training and noted in questionnaire by the trainers 7. Cost and cost-effectiveness of the training intervention - costs calculated with the perspective of the training program, effectiveness expressed as time to reach stability of operation time. Costs are measured at the time of the training intervention.

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Countries

Sierra Leone

Outcome results

None listed

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