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Learning Outcomes With Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT04021693
Purpose
Point-of care-ultrasonography has the potential to transform healthcare delivery through its
diagnostic and therapeutic utility. Its use has become more widespread across a variety of
clinical settings as more investigations have demonstrated its impact on patient care. This
includes the use of point-of-care ultrasound by trainees, who are now utilizing this
technology as part of their diagnostic assessments of patients. However, there are few
studies that examine how efficiently trainees can learn point-of-care ultrasound and which
training methods are more effective. The primary objective of this study is to assess whether
handheld ultrasound devices, along with a year-long lecture series, improve internal medicine
interns' knowledge and image interpretation skills with point-of-care ultrasound.
Participants shall be randomized to receive personal access to handheld ultrasound devices to
be used for learning vs. no personal access. The primary outcome will assess their
interpretive ability with ultrasound images/videos. Secondary outcomes will include rates of
device usage and lecture attendance.
Official Title
Does Improved Access to a Portable Ultrasound Device Improve Trainee Learning With Point-of-care Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial
Stanford Investigator(s)
Andre Kumar MD, MEd
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Internal Medicine Intern Physicians at Stanford University
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Intervention(s):
other: Handheld Ultrasound Devices
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305