PROficiency Based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training: Multicentric Registry

Vascular Diseases Clinical Trial

— PROSPECT  

Official title:

Registry Endovascular Training Curriculum PROSPECT for Surgical Trainees (PROficiency-based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training Program)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05620186
• Other study ID #: BC-877
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 17, 2017
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2027

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: University Hospital, Ghent
• Contact: Isabelle Van Herzeele, MD, PhD
• Phone: 09 332 51 08
• Email: isabelle.vanherzeele[@]ugent.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this multicentric registry is to gather data from trainees completing PROSPECT: a PROficiency Based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training to obtain basic cognitive and technical skills. The main goals are to identify if:

• Results from a previous randomised controlled trail can be reproduced in real life.

• Evaluate skills retention after program completion.

• Assess real life implementation of the training program.

Description:

A validated PROSPECT (PROficiency-based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training) training has been integrated into the training of surgical residents to teach basic cognitive, technical and non-technical endovascular skills. The program uses virtual reality simulation and E-learning. During the four modules of the program, formative feedback is given after each training session. Only after achieving a predetermined benchmark score, trainees can progress to the next module.

Surgical trainees completing PROSPECT showed superior real live endovascular performance compared to the traditionally trained in a single centre randomised controlled trial (RCT). The curriculum was integrated locally, but also introduced in other centers: national and international. Local tutors teach the curriculum to trainees after standardized training on the modalities of PROSPECT by the researchers of the Ghent.

A registry is maintained and coordinated by the Ghent research group in which all educational data regarding this training is collected and processed anonymously.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: October 1, 2027
• Est. primary completion date: October 1, 2027
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Surgical trainee

• Knowledge and technical skill level evaluated

• Demographics questionnaire and general MCQ test completed

• Endovascular simulated exercise completed after familiarization with the simulator

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vascular Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• PROSPECT
PROficiency Based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	University Hospital Ghent	Ghent
Belgium	KU Leuven	Leuven
Denmark	CAMES	Copenhagen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium,  Denmark, 

References & Publications (2)

Soenens G, Lawaetz J, Bamelis AS, Nayahangan LJ, Konge L, Eiberg J, Van Herzeele I. International Implementation of a PROficiency based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) in Daily Practice. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2021 Dec;62(6):992-998. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.09.029. Epub 2021 Nov 12. — View Citation

Soenens G, Lawaetz J, Doyen B, Fourneau I, Moreels N, Konge L, Eiberg J, Van Herzeele I. Massed Training is Logistically Superior to Distributed Training in Acquiring Basic Endovascular Skills. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023 Nov;66(5):730-737. doi: 10.101 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cognitive skills	Multiple Choice Question test (min: 0, max: 20, the higher the score, the better)	comparison before program start and after completion. This means through study completion.
Primary	Technical skills	Rating scale assessment and simulator metrics	comparison before program start and after completion. This means through study completion.
Secondary	Cognitive skills retention	Multiple Choice Question test (min: 0, max: 20, the higher the score, the better)	3, 6 and 12 months after program completion
Secondary	Technical skills retention	Rating scale assessment and simulator metrics	3, 6 and 12 months after program completion