Clinical trials: Education, Medical
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Effectiveness of a Computer Application in Improving Pulmonary Artery Catheter Waveform Interpretation
Skill with pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) waveform interpretation is inadequate among physicians and nurses. We, the investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, have developed a web-based computer program to assist…
- Trial name
- NCT00138073
- Testing
- Web-based waveform interpretation guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Airway Management, Endotracheal Intubation
Learning Direct Laryngoscopy Using a McGrath Video Laryngoscope as Direct Versus Indirect Laryngoscope
prospective randomised trial to compare the teaching effect for tracheal intubation following training with McGrath video laryngoscope as direct laryngoscope versus training with McGrath video laryngoscope as video laryngoscope
- Conditions
- Airway Management, Endotracheal Intubation, Medical Education
- Trial name
- NCT03471975
- Testing
- direct laryngoscope, video laryngoscope
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine
Ascites, Cirrhosis
Improving Performance of Paracentesis in Medical Residency Training
The investigators hypothesize that there is significant variability in management of patients with ascites despite guidelines provided by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the professional organization…
- Trial name
- NCT01403987
- Testing
- Residency Program Teaching, Lecture, Pocket Card Reference
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Growth & Development, Child Development
Resident Surveillance of Pediatric Patient Developmental Status at the Two Month Preventive Care Visit
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of individualized performance feedback coupled with an educational module in improving resident performance of the physical and developmental examination component of…
- Conditions
- Growth & Development, Child Development, Internship and Residency, Education, Medical
- Trial name
- NCT00465361
- Testing
- performance feedback with an educational module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Female Pelvic Exam
Preparing Medical Students to Undertake a First Female Pelvic Exam.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a web based learning module in the preparation of medical students to undertake a first female pelvic exam.
- Trial name
- NCT01101971
- Testing
- Pelvic exam video tutorial
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Education
Simulation-based Training for Flexible Cystoscopy - a Patient Transfer Randomized Trial
Simulation training in surgical education in Urology specialist training in flexible cystoscopy has been demonstrated a valid and efficient learning instrument.
- Trial name
- NCT02411747
- Testing
- Testing, Directed self-regulated simulation training
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Educational Techniques
The Effect of a Structured, Home-based Interview With a Patient on First-year Medical Students' Patient-centredness.
Background Doctors are regarded as professionals, and specific teaching on professional behaviour is considered important in many countries.
- Trial name
- NCT03722810
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Death, Pain
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End
The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site implementation study to evaluate a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided…
- Conditions
- Death, Pain, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT00234286)
- Testing
- Comfort care education intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine, Education, Medical
Evaluation of the PelvicSim Simulator for Training in Intrauterine Device Insertions
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a very effective, long-acting method of contraception. In order to make them accessible to women, health care providers must be trained to insert them.
- Trial name
- NCT02220205
- Testing
- PelvicSim, Manufacturer model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Surgical Simulation Education
Assessment of the Transferability of Skills From Robotic to Laparoscopic Simulation Platforms
This is a randomized controlled trial that will randomize 40 surgical skill naive medical students to practice on a robotic simulator or laparoscopic simulator after first completing a baseline evaluation on both surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT02370407
- Testing
- a laparoscopic simulator (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS), VT Medical Inc, Waltham, MA), Mimic da Vinci robotic simulator
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Ageing
Ageing and Acute Care Physicians' Performance
The proportion of older acute care physicians (ACPs) has been increasing. Ageing is associated with physiological changes and research investigating how such age-related physiological changes affect clinical performance is…
- Trial name
- NCT02683447
- Testing
- CRM Simulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre