Educational Problems, Emergencies, Fractures, Bone, Simulation of Physical Illness
Conditions
Keywords
virtual reality, simulation, resuscitation
Brief summary
* A novel virtual world programme with over 240 multiple choice questions was developed to assess the competencies in managing an open fracture of the lower limb according to the British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST) and Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS) guidelines. * A longitudinal, observational, multi-centre prospective cohort study was conducted at Imperial College London. * Primary objective consisted of objective scores calculated in real-time from the 240 multiple choice questions between Novices, Intermediates and Experts. * Participants who had either completed ATLS training, or had familiarised themselves with BOAST guidelines were also identified and correlated with objective scores.
Detailed description
This is a multi-centre prospective randomised controlled educational trial observing for validity and training effect of managing an orthopaedic emergency using a virtual patient within an online world. Cohorts consist of junior, intermediate and expert surgeons being tested on 240 multiple choice questions to assess for competency as well as face, content and construct validity.
Interventions
OTHERVirtual reality online world
Virtual patient with open fracture inside a virtual world
Sponsors
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Postgraduate orthopaedic trainees and naïve to surgical simulation
Exclusion criteria
* undergraduates and previous exposure to surgical simulation involving cognitive task analysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Objective test score | Immediately after the intervention/procedure/surgery - objective test scores collected immediately after a single attempt | Objective real-time performance test scores from 240 multiple choice questions (MCQs) on each step of managing virtual patient in virtual online world. The MCQs will either be true or false. Each correct answer will score one mark. There will be no negative marking. The scores will correlate with performance. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed