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Learning clinical breast exam skills with high fidelity versus low fidelity simulators in Rwanda

Clinical breast exam skill acquisition using high fidelity versus low fidelity simulation models in Rwanda: a randomised crossover trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN66313469
Enrollment
100
Registered
2018-09-05
Start date
2014-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-04-29

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Conditions

Breast cancer Cancer Neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Participants were randomised using a computerised random number generator in blocks of two. For every two participants, one was randomised to the high fidelity simulation (HF) group and one to the low

Sponsors

Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Consenting medical students or residents rotating at CHUK hospital in Kigali, Rwanda 2. Aged 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Our primary outcome was to determine mean difference in CBE exam scores between HF and LF groups. The evaluation tool used to score clinical breast exams was published in a study by Schubart et. al and we obtained permission from the authors to use their tool. We expanded and adapted the tool to fit it to the Rwandan cultural context with a similar scoring system as the original research paper. This was assessed at exams 1-4 and 1 month after the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following are assessed at exams 1-4 and 1 month after the intervention: 1. Overall improvement in CBE exam scores after the education intervention was implemented 2. Whether addition of simulation to lectures improved the mean difference in CBE exam scores 3. Provider level traits that may affect the mean difference in exam scores

Countries

Rwanda

Outcome results

None listed

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