Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block Training Model and Evaluation Method

Nerve Blocks Clinical Trial

Official title:

Standardized Assessment of Emergency Physician Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block Training Using a Low-fidelity Simulation Model

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06219005
• Other study ID #: Pro00114989
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Duke University
• Contact: Rebecca G Theophanous, M.D., MHSc
• Phone: 919-684-8111
• Email: rebecca.theophanous[@]duke.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to assess emergency medicine physician knowledge and technical skill in performance of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior nerve block in a low-fidelity simulation model workshop and to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the training program. By performing this study, the investigators hope to create a standardized training model which could potentially facilitate POCUS and critical procedural performance and thereby improve patient care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Emergency medicine attending and resident physicians

Exclusion Criteria:

• ED nursing, ED technicians, and advanced practice physicians (APPs)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
• Medical Education, Simulation, Crisis Resource Management
• Nerve Blocks

Intervention

Behavioral:
• ultrasound education and simulation workshop
workshop testing emergency physician knowledge and technical skills in performing ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in a simulation model

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Duke University School of Medicine	Durham	North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Duke University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (2)

Petrosoniak A, Herold J, Woolfrey K. Emergency medicine procedural skills: what are residents missing? CJEM. 2013 Jul;15(4):241-8. doi: 10.2310/8000.2013.130897. — View Citation

Sherbino J, Bandiera G, Frank JR. Assessing competence in emergency medicine trainees: an overview of effective methodologies. CJEM. 2008 Jul;10(4):365-71. doi: 10.1017/s1481803500010381. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physician knowledge assessment	The investigators will assess ultrasound-guided serratus anterior nerve block in a simulation model using surveys at 1 month pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention (Likert scale 0-5 with values of Strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree)	4 months
Primary	Physician technical skills assessment	The investigators will assess ultrasound-guided serratus anterior nerve block in a simulation model using surveys at 1 month pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention (Likert scale 0-5 with values of Strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree).	4 months
Secondary	acceptability of our implementation strategy	The investigators will evaluate EM physician education and simulation workshop implementation strategy acceptability using a post-intervention survey (Likert scale 0-5 with values of Strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree).	4 months
Secondary	appropriateness of our implementation strategy	The investigators will evaluate EM physician education and simulation workshop implementation strategy appropriateness using a post-intervention survey (Likert scale 0-5 with values of Strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree).	4 months
Secondary	feasibility of our implementation strategy	The investigators will evaluate EM physician education and simulation workshop implementation strategy feasibility using a post-intervention survey (Likert scale 0-5 with values of Strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree).	4 months

External Links

•   ACEP emergency ultrasound guidelines
•   ACGME guidelines
•   IFEM point-of-care-ultrasound guidelines