Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care

Part of paid clinical trials in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study ID
NCT04421768
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cervix; Pregnancy
  • Delivery Problem
  • Pregnancy Related

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • cervical exam training — BEHAVIORAL
    Each nurse will then examine 1 sets of 10 high-fidelity silicone task trainers approximately three per week for a maximum of 20 sessions (200 repetitions total). For each set of 10 exams, the estimates will recorded on an answer sheet. A cumulative summation analysis will be performed on each participant. When an individual nurse achieves competence her training will be suspended

Study Details

All physicians, nurses, and nurse midwives working on Labor and Delivery will be required to complete cervical exam simulation training. Data before and after institution of the training will be compared to determine if the training leads to less cervical exams during labor and increases consistency between examiners

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 23, 2020
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
1,125 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: systematic cervical exam training--retrospective measures
    Effects of systematic cervical exam training on Labor and Delivery Care The total number of exams per hour of labor or triage stay and exam discrepancy between 2 examiners who performed exams less than 30 minutes apart will be compared between the 6 month time period before the unit wide training and 6 months after completing training
  • Experimental: systematic cervical exam training--prospective measures
    Effects of systematic cervical exam training on Labor and Delivery care Patient will be approached to obtain consent for them to have 2 cervical exams performed one after the other when an exam is clinically indicated. The discrepancy between the 2 examiners will be compared between the 6 month time period before the unit wide training and 6 months after completion of the training.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of repetitions needed to obtain competence [ Time Frame: 3 month training period ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-SalemNorth Carolina27157
Joshua F Nitsche, MD
[email protected]

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