Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills
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Purpose
Develop a tool to objectively quantify technical skills necessary to perform diagnostic cystoscopy (using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills- OSATS).
Develop criteria by which surgeons skills in diagnostic cystoscopy can be evaluated or judged.
Develop an intervention (1.5 hour workshop) which can be replicated by other residency programs in order to enhance learning of diagnostic cystoscopy. The workshop should be adequate for practicing Gynecologists as well as they already have experience with diagnostic hysteroscopy which uses many of the same concepts.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Urethrocystoscopy Skills |
Other: educational workshop Other: no intervention (usual resident activities) |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Standardized Criteria to Judge Diagnostic Urethrocystoscopy Skills |
- measure competency and change in urethrocystoscopy skills [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Establish validity and reliability of measurement tools (OSATS) used to evaluate urethrocystoscopy skills [ Time Frame: 2 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 36 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: 1
The intervention group will view a 20 minute video, receive a 30 minute didactic lecture on urethrocystoscopy, and 30 minute coaching/practice performing diagnostic cystoscopy on anatomic replicas of the human bladder.
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Other: educational workshop
The intervention group will view a 20 minute video, receive a 30 minute didactic lecture on urethrocystoscopy, and 30 minute coaching/practice performing diagnostic cystoscopy on anatomic replicas.
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: 2
The control group will be instructed to read a urethrocystoscopy textbook chapter at home
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Other: no intervention (usual resident activities)
usual activities
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Detailed Description:
The OSATS and a written examination will be used to assess residents skills and knowledge pertinent to diagnostic urethrocystoscopy. All residents will be tested on anatomic replica of human bladder for baseline competency using the above tools. Then approximately half will be randomly selected to undergo an educational intervention (a workshop teaching diagnostic urethrocystoscopy). As we are interested in short-term acquisition, about a week later all residents will be retested using the same methods. Grades on the exam will be kept confidential.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 50 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology resident physicians training at the University of Cincinnati
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any above resident with extensive training in cystoscopy
Contacts and Locations| United States, Ohio | |
| University of Cincinnat | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45202 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Sam Siddighi, MD | University of Cincinnati |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Sam Siddighi, MD, University of Cincinnati |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00631761 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | Cystoscopy Project |
| Study First Received: | February 27, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | August 18, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Cincinnati:
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urethrocystoscopy cystoscopy objective structured assessment of surgical skills (OSATS) |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013