Novel Surgical Checklists for Gynecologic Laparoscopy in Haiti

Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Use of Novel Surgical Checklists for Gynecologic Laparoscopy in Haiti: Utility in Bending the Learning Curve for Global Programs

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04059328
• Other study ID #: 181435
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 29, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 6, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The researchers traveled to University Hospital Mirebalais in Haiti and provided a one week long laparoscopic training and simulation course to the 7 OBGYN faculty there. The researchers used novel checklists to help the faculty to set up for laparoscopic cases and care for the equipment needed. The researchers then asked the physicians their opinion of the checklists.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: October 6, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: October 6, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• OBGYN physician in Haiti

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gynecology
• Surgery

Intervention

Procedure:
• Surgical training
This was a gyn laparoscopy training and simulation course

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Haiti	University Hospital at Mirebalais	Mirebalais

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Haiti, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of physicians that reported favoring the checklist greater than 3 on a likert scale of 1-5.	Likert scale 1-5. 5 indicates highest satisfaction with the checklist.	1 week