Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Conditions
Keywords
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Brief summary
This randomized-controlled study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using ERCP mechanical simulator for training endoscopic sphincterotomy.
Detailed description
Usual clinical ERCP training is supervised hands-on practice and the number of procedures is used as a surrogate for trainees' experience. At least 180 cases are required to achieve ERCP competence. A major limitation is lack of suitable patients. Alternative supplemental training includes simulator practice using computer simulators, live animal models, and ex-vivo porcine organ. Our previous study has showed that the mechanical simulator training improves trainees' clinical performance in terms of success of deep CBD cannulation. In this study, we aim to evaluate the usefulness of ERCP mechanical simulator for training endoscopic sphincterotomy.
Interventions
OTHERSimulation and lecture
Endoscopic sphincterotomy on simulator and lecture
OTHERLecture
Lecture
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* GI trainees who met the minimum endoscopy training experience
Exclusion criteria
* GI trainees with no endoscopy experience
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| proportion of endoscopic sphincterotomy successfully performed by trainees | 1year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in overall performance as measured by sphincterotomy score | 1 year |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactW C Liao, MD
Outcome results
None listed