Medical Education in Thoracic UltrasoundNCT07846228
Evidence Based Education in Thoracic Ultrasound
A study testing Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training and Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training in people with Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound, run by Odense University Hospital.
Trial summary
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate if a web-based thoracic ultrasound (TUS) training program can effectively educate users non-inferiorly to traditional classroom teaching in physicians and selected healthcare professionals attending scheduled TUS courses. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound
- What is being tested?
- Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training and Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 220 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 16 Sep 2026to Nov 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Healthcare professional professionals attending the regional simulationscentres TUS Courses.
- Provided consent to include their test results and data in the study in connection with the first theoretical test.
Who cannot join
- None (participants can complete the course without participating in the study if they decline consent, but there are no clinical or demographic exclusion criteria for the study itself).
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Evidence Based Education in Thoracic Ultrasound - A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Web-based Training to Traditional Class-based Lessons
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate if a web-based thoracic ultrasound (TUS) training program can effectively educate users non-inferiorly to traditional classroom teaching in physicians and selected healthcare professionals attending scheduled TUS courses. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior theoretical test scores compared to the class-based group?
- Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior practical test scores on an ultrasound simulator compared to the class-based group?
Read more
Researchers will compare a traditional class-based learning group (receiving preparational material, oral presentation, and class-based cases) to a web-based learning group (receiving interactive web-based reading, tasks, videos, and quizzes) to see if the web-based approach yields non-inferior educational outcomes and skills retention.
Participants will:
- Complete pre-course preparation (90 minutes) and a theoretical pre-test (30 MCQs).
- Undertake either class-based or web-based theory and clinical integration training (3.5 hours total).
- Perform hands-on ultrasound training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (2 hours 30 minutes).
- Take a practical post-test using an objective structured assessment on a simulator.
- Potentially return for a voluntary retention test (theoretical and practical) to achieve certification.
- Conditions
- Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound
- Being tested
- Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training, Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training
- Keywords
- Medical education, Thoracic ultrasound
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingOther
This intervention consists of an interactive web-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course web-based preparation (reading, videos, and interactive elements). The theoretical session comprises 3 hours of web-based reading, interactive tasks, videos, and quizzes covering theory, machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration involves 30 minutes of 4 interactive cases with quizzes. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the active comparator group).
Class based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingOther
This intervention represents the standard classroom-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course preparation via an online reading video. The theoretical session comprises a 3-hour oral presentation covering theory, introduction to machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration consists of 30 minutes of PowerPoint-based cases and a quiz. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the experimental group).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control | Active comparator | Class-based teaching:
Preparational material (1.5h online reading/video) + class based theory and quiz/cases (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h) Receives: Other: Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training |
| Intervention | Experimental | Web-based teaching:
Preparational material (1.5h online reading, video and interactive) + Web-based reading, interactive tasks and cases and videoes (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h) Receives: Other: Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Theoretical knowledge assessed by Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ)
Theoretical knowledge is assessed using a validated 30-question Multiple Choice Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate a better level of theoretical knowledge.
Measured: At inclusion (baseline) until retention at 3 months.
Practical clinical competence assessed by the Lung Ultrasound Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (LUS-OSAUS)
Practical ultrasound skills are assessed using an OSCE-like checklist based on the LUS-OSAUS framework. The total score ranges from 17-85. Higher scores indicate better practical ultrasound competence.
Measured: Immediately post-course approximately 1-7 days after inclusion (Post-test) and at 3-6 months (Retention-test).
Secondary outcomes (2)
Interrater reliability
15% of practical assessments (LUS-OSAUS) will be conducted with double rating. Both raters will be present in the same room during the assessment but will score the participant completely independently and without any communication regarding the performance.
Measured: Will be conducted immediately post-course and at retention (3-6 months after courseday).
Influence of Institutional and Educational Factors on Retention Scores
Data on participant background, institutional, and educational factors will be collected using a questionnaire. Evaluated factors include years working as a physician, geographic region, prior thoracic ultrasound courses, and subjective competence assessments. The influence of these variables on retention test scores, as well as the trend over time, will be analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model.
Measured: Up to the time of the voluntary retention test or 6 months after course date.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Sep 2026
- Study start16 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Sep 2028 (estimated)
- Study completionNov 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Medical Education in Thoracic UltrasoundStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Due to logistical differences randomization will be performed separately for two distinct cohorts (SimC/NordSim and CAMES): * SimC and NordSim: Dates will be randomized in a 1:1 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 4 participants per date. Block randomization using 4 dates central (Odense University Hospital) at a time and 4 dates regional (Aabenraa and Esbjerg) at a time. * CAMES: Dates will be randomized in a 3:2 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 8-10 participants in the control group and 12-16 participants in the intervention group. Block randomization using 5 dates at a time.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 220 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07846228
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- VEKRsyd S-20262000-67
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evidence Based Education in Thoracic Ultrasound - A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Web-based Training to Traditional Class-based Lessons
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07846228
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- VEKRsyd S-20262000-67
- Conditions
- Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound
- Keywords
- Medical education, Thoracic ultrasound
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 220 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Odense University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 16 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Sep 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Nov 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Sep 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate if a web-based thoracic ultrasound (TUS) training program can effectively educate users non-inferiorly to traditional classroom teaching in physicians and selected healthcare professionals attending scheduled TUS courses. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior theoretical test scores compared to the class-based group?
- Will participants in the web-based learning group achieve non-inferior practical test scores on an ultrasound simulator compared to the class-based group?
Researchers will compare a traditional class-based learning group (receiving preparational material, oral presentation, and class-based cases) to a web-based learning group (receiving interactive web-based reading, tasks, videos, and quizzes) to see if the web-based approach yields non-inferior educational outcomes and skills retention.
Participants will:
- Complete pre-course preparation (90 minutes) and a theoretical pre-test (30 MCQs).
- Undertake either class-based or web-based theory and clinical integration training (3.5 hours total).
- Perform hands-on ultrasound training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (2 hours 30 minutes).
- Take a practical post-test using an objective structured assessment on a simulator.
- Potentially return for a voluntary retention test (theoretical and practical) to achieve certification.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Due to logistical differences randomization will be performed separately for two distinct cohorts (SimC/NordSim and CAMES): * SimC and NordSim: Dates will be randomized in a 1:1 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 4 participants per date. Block randomization using 4 dates central (Odense University Hospital) at a time and 4 dates regional (Aabenraa and Esbjerg) at a time. * CAMES: Dates will be randomized in a 3:2 allocation ratio to either control or intervention arm. The estimated cluster size is 8-10 participants in the control group and 12-16 participants in the intervention group. Block randomization using 5 dates at a time.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control | Active comparator | Other: Class based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingClass-based teaching: Preparational material (1.5h online reading/video) + class based theory and quiz/cases (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h) |
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingWeb-based teaching: Preparational material (1.5h online reading, video and interactive) + Web-based reading, interactive tasks and cases and videoes (3h) + hands-on training on healthy colleagues and simulator (2.5h) |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Healthcare professional professionals attending the regional simulationscentres TUS Courses.
- Provided consent to include their test results and data in the study in connection with the first theoretical test.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None (participants can complete the course without participating in the study if they decline consent, but there are no clinical or demographic exclusion criteria for the study itself).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingThis intervention consists of an interactive web-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course web-based preparation (reading, videos, and interactive elements). The theoretical session comprises 3 hours of web-based reading, interactive tasks, videos, and quizzes covering theory, machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration involves 30 minutes of 4 interactive cases with quizzes. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the active comparator group). | Other | Intervention |
| Class based Thoracic Ultrasound TrainingThis intervention represents the standard classroom-based educational curriculum for thoracic ultrasound (TUS). It includes 90 minutes of pre-course preparation via an online reading video. The theoretical session comprises a 3-hour oral presentation covering theory, introduction to machine settings, and focused lung ultrasound. Clinical integration consists of 30 minutes of PowerPoint-based cases and a quiz. This theoretical framework is followed by 2.5 hours of practical hands-on training on healthy volunteers and a simulator (which is identical to the experimental group). | Other | Control |
Primary outcome
Theoretical knowledge assessed by Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ)
Time frame: At inclusion (baseline) until retention at 3 months.
Theoretical knowledge is assessed using a validated 30-question Multiple Choice Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate a better level of theoretical knowledge.
Practical clinical competence assessed by the Lung Ultrasound Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (LUS-OSAUS)
Time frame: Immediately post-course approximately 1-7 days after inclusion (Post-test) and at 3-6 months (Retention-test).
Practical ultrasound skills are assessed using an OSCE-like checklist based on the LUS-OSAUS framework. The total score ranges from 17-85. Higher scores indicate better practical ultrasound competence.
2 secondary outcomes
Interrater reliability
Time frame: Will be conducted immediately post-course and at retention (3-6 months after courseday).
Influence of Institutional and Educational Factors on Retention Scores
Time frame: Up to the time of the voluntary retention test or 6 months after course date.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Sep 2026.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Web-based Thoracic Ultrasound Training and Class based Thoracic Ultrasound Training in people with Medical Education in Thoracic Ultrasound, run by Odense University Hospital.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Pernilla Borggaard (0045 29923865, pernilla.goldberg.borggaard2@rsyd.dk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Theoretical knowledge assessed by Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) (time frame: At inclusion (baseline) until retention at 3 months.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Sep 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.