About this trial
Endoscopy services are under significant pressure and endoscopy training academies and immersion training are under review at a national level. To date, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of the different approaches to immersion training or a large-scale study looking at its impact on trainees and/or endoscopy services. The purpose of this study is to perform a process, impact and economic evaluation of current immersion training practices to determine if they are impactful and value for money.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
Endoscopy trainees
Trial design
Other
Other
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Rate of improvement in DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural Skills) score during immersion training compared to base hospital training
Rate of change in DOPS supervision assessment overall score - % of ratings competent for independent practice. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
Caecal intubation rate (CIR)/ duodenal (D2) intubation rate improvement during immersion training compared to base hospital training?
% of procedures where trainee endoscopist advances the whole length of the colon to the caecum / successful intubation of the second part of the duodenum (D2) without assistance. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
Improvement in time, and number of procedures, required for certification during immersion training compared to base hospital training?
Number of days between starting training and achieving certification (allowing for breaks in training e.g. parental leave) and number of procedures performed between starting training and achieving full certification. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
Increase in number of endoscopies performed independently post certification following immersion training compared to base hospital training?
Number of endoscopies performed independently 3 months / 6 months/ 12 months post-certification. Case matched interrupted time series analysis immersion trainees versus non-immersion trainees.
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