Clinical trial NCT06081790: Simulated-based Program for Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia Residents
Official title: Simulated-based Training Program for Peripheral Nerve Blocks Under Ultrasound, in Anesthesia Residents: Learning Curve and Transference
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Simulated - Based Training
Lead sponsor: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-13
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: First year Anesthesia Residents

Brief summary: The goal of this Simulated Based Program for Peripheral Nerve Blocks is build learning curves in anesthesia residents.

The research questions are:

How behave the learning curves in a simulate based training program in peripheral nerve blocks in anesthesia residents? Does the learning achieved during the program transferred to the real patient's scenario?

Participants will be subjected to 10 simulated training sessions of a sciatic popliteal nerve block, subsequently their performance will be recorded and a global scale will be applied and movements will be measured. In a second stage, the same subjects will perform a block on a real patient to determine the transfer of this simulated learning.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

- Anesthesia first year residents

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous regional anesthesia rotation
* Previous training in ultrasound guided punction

Primary outcomes:
measure: observational global rating scale scores (GRS)
timeFrame: Pre-intervention: first measurement before simulated-based training. During intervention: We will assess participants after each training session during 10 weeks. Post intervention: measurement once finished the protocol. Up to 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Total path length (TPL)
timeFrame: Pre-intervention: first measurement before simulated-based training. During intervention: We will assess participants after each training session during 10 weeks. Post intervention: measurement once finished the protocol. Up to 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
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