N/A
N=35
The Effects of the STAR Maneuver on UGRA Training
Simulator-based Training of Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02032420 ↗Enrolled (actual)
35
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Task Completion Time — 87; 343 seconds — p=<0.001
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- STAR (Behavioral); ART (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
- Primary completion
- Dec 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Task Completion Time |
87; 343 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Needle-not-seen Time |
42.8; 68.7 | 0.004 sig |
| SECONDARY Performer Fatigue |
1; 4.5 | 0.038 sig |
Summary
Volunteers will watch a training video demonstrating how to place a needle in the correct position while keeping it visible. Later the volunteers will be placed in front of a set up identical to the video, and asked to demonstrate how to direct an 80 mm echogenic Pajunk needle into 3 targets in a standardized homemade phantom a total of three times.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy volunteers
- Right handed
- Aged 18 to 55
Exclusion Criteria
- Any person who has prior knowledge about ultrasound imaging or regional anesthesia
- Any person who has prior experience with laparoscopy or biopsy
- Any person who has problems with depth of field or simple hand eye co-ordination task
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02032420). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.