Cryptorchidism, Testicular Positioning Anomalies
Conditions
Keywords
cryptorchidism, testicular palpation
Brief summary
Hypothesis is that better training of medical students in the examination of boy's external genitalia could improve the diagnosis of testicular position anomalies. To this end, investigators already have created a model to train testicle palpation and recognition of testicular position anomalies. So investigator set up a monocentric randomized controlled trial in wich the medical students will be randomized into 2 groups : a control group receiging only book-based theoretical instruction on the examination of the external genitalia and testicular position anomalies, and a mannequin group receibing, in addition to this conventionnal instruction, simulation training on the mannequin Medical students will then attend a consultation with a child whose reason for coming to the hospital is a testicular positioning anomaly. Students clinical examination will be scored by the consulting senior, and the final diagnosis retained by the student will be compared with that retained by the consulting senior. The aim is to show that medical students who have trained on this new model are better, in terms of clinical examination and diagnostic, than students in the control group.
Interventions
PROCEDUREtesticular palpation training on a mannequin
Study of testicular palpation training on a mannequin on the ability to perform a testicular examination and diagnose testicular positioning abnormalities
Sponsors
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical student who volunteers to take part in the study during their pediatric or pediatric surgery clerkship or at the simulation center
Exclusion criteria
* student non in pediatric intership or non in pediatric surgery intership or non at the simulation center intership * Student with previous simulation training in the examination of the external genitalia of children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of correct diagnoses | Baseline | The primary outcome will be the rate of correct diagnoses made by the medical students compared with the diagnosis made by the consultant surgeon. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| clinical examination score from 0 to 20 | Baseline | to assess the student's clinical skills and the quality of the physical examination |
Contacts
Primary ContactLouise RENOULT
Outcome results
None listed