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Trial reportActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2025

Simulation-Based Echocardiography Training Enhanced Competence and Self-Confidence in Neonatal Residents.

Amélie Blanchetière, Erwan Guillouët, Géraldine Favrais, Caroline Lardennois, Anne Bellot, Baptiste Savey

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Trial report in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06442683 (Efficacy of Simulation-based Neonatal Echocardiography Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Efficacy of Simulation-based Neonatal Echocardiography Training: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, CaenRan2021 to 2023Enrolled52ConditionsSimulation-based Training on ResidentsArmsTTE simulation-based medical training
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6 authors.

Amélie BlanchetièreNeonatology Department, Caen Normandy University Hospital, Caen, France.ORCID 0009-0002-5840-1571
Erwan GuillouëtNorSimS Simulation Centre, Caen Normandy University Hospital, Caen, France.
Géraldine FavraisNeonatology Department, Tours University Hospital, Tours, France.
Caroline LardennoisNeonatology Department, Rouen Normandy University Hospital, Rouen, France.
Anne BellotNeonatology Department, Caen Normandy University Hospital, Caen, France.
Baptiste SaveyNeonatology Department, Caen Normandy University Hospital, Caen, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimMastering echocardiography scans is essential in neonatology, but bedside training can be difficult due to the instability of neonatal patients. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the benefits of simulation-based training for residents learning echocardiography.

methodsThis multicentre randomised controlled trial involved residents from three French neonatology departments. The authors compared a control group with theoretical and bedside training and a simulation group with additional simulation-based training. Evaluations were conducted three and 6 months after training using two scoring methods: a reference score for the quality of the echocardiographic sections and a custom-made score for recognising anatomical structures.

resultsWe randomised 52 residents from 1 May 2021 to 31 May 2023. After 3 months, the residents in the simulation group achieved a higher mean score than the residents in the control group for both the reference score (11.5 ± 2.3 points vs. 7.4 ± 3.4 points, p < 0.001) and the custom-made score (25.8 ± 5.3 points vs. 16.9 ± 7.8 points, p < 0.001). The difference remained significant at 6 months and the custom-made score showed good agreement with the reference score.

conclusionSimulation-based training was a valuable approach for training neonatal residents to perform echocardiography and more extensive training courses should be developed.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06442683.

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Clinical CompetenceEchocardiographyInternship and ResidencyNeonatologySimulation TrainingFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalecardiopaediatricsechocardiographymedical educationneonatologysimulation‐based training

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PMID39891031
PMCPMC12147434

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