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Analysis of the Results Obtained in the Regular Clinical Practice of a Clinical Ultrasound Classroom For Primary Care Physicians As a Formative Intervention System

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05986110
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : August 14, 2023
Last Update Posted : August 14, 2023
Sponsor:
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Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The objectives of the project are to evaluate the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired and the degree of satisfaction of a methodology based on theoretical-practical training in abdominal and thyroid clinical ultrasound of family doctors, in the urban area of Primary Health Care, and to evaluate the benefit obtained by patients over 60 years of age included in the program, analyzing the degree of satisfaction, resolution time of the reason for consultation and decrease in the number of referrals to the second level of care, analyzing the differences by gender.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Family Medicine Clinical Ultrasound Primary Care Procedure: A training intervention on clinical ultrasound Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The objectives of the project are to evaluate the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired and the degree of satisfaction of a methodology based on theoretical-practical training in abdominal and thyroid clinical ultrasound of family doctors, in the urban area of Primary Health Care, and to evaluate the benefit obtained by patients over 60 years of age included in the program, analyzing the degree of satisfaction, resolution time of the reason for consultation and decrease in the number of referrals to the second level of care, analyzing the differences by gender.

The expected impact is that the doctors participating in the project learn to perform abdominal and thyroid ultrasound and continue to perform them during the year that their participation in the project lasts, and independently thereafter. In addition, this will allow the reduction of interconsultations to the specialized care and emergencies of their patients whose primary care physicians perform ultrasound scans in their health center.

Its application in clinical practice will be reflected because doctors who perform ultrasound scans in their primary care centers will increase their diagnostic certainty in real consultation time on many occasions, thereby reducing interconsultations at the second level of care, and when they have to refer a patient at this level, they will do so in a more documented manner.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 40 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Analysis of the Results Obtained in the Regular Clinical Practice of a Clinical Ultrasound Classroom For Primary Care Physicians As a Formative Intervention System
Actual Study Start Date : January 1, 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 31, 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 31, 2023

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MedlinePlus related topics: Family Issues

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group Procedure: A training intervention on clinical ultrasound
To train 20 primary care family doctors in clinical ultrasound so that they have greater power of resolution and allow them to limit the diagnostic and surgical times on the waiting lists of their patients.
No Intervention: Control Group


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Assessment of knowledge and skills [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    An initial evaluation of knowledge will be carried out prior to the start of the training intervention, which will consist of 10 multiple choice questions with four possible answers with only 1 correct one (5 theoretical questions on the fundamentals and use of ultrasound, and interpretation of 5 images of pathologies or ultrasound anatomy). For the final evaluation, a new test will be carried out, with 10 questions similar to those of the initial test (5 theoretical questions and 5 common images).


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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • To work in selected health centers.
  • To have assigned to more than 800 patients.
  • Not have previous training in regulated clinical ultrasound.
  • Sign a commitment to Attendance at least 80% of the training program sessions.
  • Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria.
  • Not signing the informed consent.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05986110


Contacts
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Contact: Fernando Pérez Escanilla 923177831 fperezes@saludcastillayleon.es

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Spain
Primary Care Research Unit of Salamanca Recruiting
Salamanca, Spain, 37006
Contact: Luis García Ortiz, MD    0034923231859    lgarciao@usal.es   
Contact: Fernando Perez Escanilla, MD       fperezes@saludcastillayleon.es   
Principal Investigator: Luis Garcia-Ortiz, MD         
Principal Investigator: Fernando Perez-Escanilla, MD         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
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Responsible Party: Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05986110    
Other Study ID Numbers: IBYAP22/00008
First Posted: August 14, 2023    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 14, 2023
Last Verified: June 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud:
Family medicine
Clinical ultrasound
Primary care
Resolution improvement