Ultrasound PerformanceNCT04792203
The Evaluation of the Ultrasound-guided Clinical Procedure Simulation Curriculum
An observational study of Ultrasound Performance, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
Ultrasound is a non-radiated diagnostic tool that can be performed at the bedside in emergency departments and critical care settings. Traditionally, junior residents learn from patients by performing sonography on them. However, patient rights, patient safety, and medical quality are raising concerns. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Ultrasound Performance
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 18 Sep 2021to 31 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Observational
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 years and older
- All sexes
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: inexperience doctors including the 1st-3rd post-graduate year residents
Who may be able to join
- participants attended the curriculum.
Who cannot join
- not attended the curriculum
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Taiwan1 site
Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei
About this study
Ultrasound is a non-radiated diagnostic tool that can be performed at the bedside in emergency departments and critical care settings. Traditionally, junior residents learn from patients by performing sonography on them. However, patient rights, patient safety, and medical quality are raising concerns.
How to enable junior doctors to be effectively familiar with ultrasound operations and to effectively integrate them into daily practice has become a major challenge in medical education. Also, the ultrasound-guided clinical procedure is included in the ultrasound core applications in the American College of Emergency Physicians statements.
This aim of this study is to establish an ultrasound-guided simulation curriculum and to evaluate the efficacy. The subjects of the study are junior doctors who are interested in clinical procedures in the emergency department or other relevant medical departments, and it is estimated that 200 people will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Ultrasound Performance
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
ultrasound-guided clinical procedure
thoracocentesis, abdominal tapping, vasculizastion
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Mar 2021
- Study start18 Sep 2021
- Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Ultrasound PerformanceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- WAN-CHING LIEN, Principal investigator, NTUH
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04792203
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202011111RIND
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 7 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Huang SS, Lin CH, Lin SY, Huang CT, Lien WC. How to enhance the novices' learning in ultrasound-guided procedures utilizing handmade phantoms? BMC Med Educ. 2024 Dec 18;24(1):1444. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-06458-z.
PubMed 39695599Huang CT, Lin CH, Lin SY, Huang SS, Lien WC. A feasibility study of a handmade ultrasound-guided phantom for paracentesis. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Mar 29;24(1):351. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05339-9.
PubMed 38553674