Trial reportUltrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology2015
Sustained effect of simulation-based ultrasound training on clinical performance: a randomized trial.
Trial report in Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02890914 (Transvaginal Ultrasound Training for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Transvaginal Ultrasound Training for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident: A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of Educational DVD
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Structured phantom-assisted simulation for early abdominal ultrasound skill training in ultrasound medicine residents: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Ultrasound Use in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care in the Nordic Countries-An International Survey on Availability, Frequency of Use, Operator Training, and Assessment.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Education Research: Simulator-Based Training in Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound: Enhancing Competency in a Critical Neuroimaging Tool.Neurology. Education · 2026Article
- Doppler Assessment of the Fetal Brain Circulation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- VR Simulation-Based vs Traditional Apprenticeship Training in Gynecological Laparoscopy: A Comparative Survey of Residents' Expectations, Skills Acquisition, and Training Structure.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Sustained effects of bladder point-of-care ultrasound simulation exercise on nursing students: A prospective cohort study.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- Quality assessment of a training program for undergraduate sonography peer tutors: paving the future way for peer-assisted learning in medical ultrasound education.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Development of a 3D-printed nuchal translucency model: a pilot study for prenatal ultrasound training.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Role of Ultrasound Simulator in Training of Resident Doctors to Diagnose Obstetrics Pathologies.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2024Article
- Advancement of 3D printing technology for the development of a training model in US-guided vesicoamniotic shunting for early LUTO therapy.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Simulation Improves Emergency Medicine Residents' Clinical Performance of Aorta Point-of-Care Ultrasound.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Current status of ultrasound training in obstetrics and gynecology: a scoping literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Development and evaluation of a "simulator-based" ultrasound training program for university teaching in obstetrics and gynecology-the prospective GynSim study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Cost of simulation-based mastery learning for abdominal ultrasound.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Optical ultrasound simulation-based training in obstetric sonography.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the effect of initial simulation-based transvaginal sonography (TVS) training compared with clinical training only, on the clinical performance of residents in obstetrics and gynecology (Ob-Gyn), assessed 2 months into their residency.
methodsIn a randomized study, new Ob-Gyn residents (n = 33) with no prior ultrasound experience were recruited from three teaching hospitals. Participants were allocated to either simulation-based training followed by clinical training (intervention group; n = 18) or clinical training only (control group; n = 15). The simulation-based training was performed using a virtual-reality TVS simulator until an expert performance level was attained, and was followed by training on a pelvic mannequin. After 2 months of clinical training, one TVS examination was recorded for assessment of each resident's clinical performance (n = 26). Two ultrasound experts blinded to group allocation rated the scans using the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scale.
resultsDuring the 2 months of clinical training, participants in the intervention and control groups completed an average ± SD of 58 ± 41 and 63 ± 47 scans, respectively (P = 0.67). In the subsequent clinical performance test, the intervention group achieved higher OSAUS scores than did the control group (mean score, 59.1% vs 37.6%, respectively; P < 0.001). A greater proportion of the intervention group passed a pre-established pass/fail level than did controls (85.7% vs 8.3%, respectively; P < 0.001).
conclusionSimulation-based ultrasound training leads to substantial improvement in clinical performance that is sustained after 2 months of clinical training. © 2015 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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