What this study is
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
What's being tested
- cervical exam training
Intervention · 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
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Conditions
- Delivery Problem · Cervix; Pregnancy · Pregnancy Related
- Enrolling
- 1,125 people
- Starts
- 2020-07-23
- Est. completion
- 2026-12
- Design
- Open-label, non-randomized, sequential groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Sex ALLHealthy volunteers AcceptedAll participants
You may qualify if
- Healthcare providers:
- Physicians, midwives, and labor and delivery nurses working on the Labor and Delivery unit within the Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center
You can't join if
- Healthcare providers:
Patients
You may qualify if
- Any pregnant women receiving care on the Labor and Delivery unit of Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center
You can't join if
- Placenta previa
- Vasa previa
- Any other contraindication to cervical exam
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Study locations (1)
1 openWake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Joshua F Nitsche, MD · ContactJoshua.Nitsche@advocatehealth.org
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study ID IRB00064273
Principal investigator
Joshua F Nitsche, MD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Frequently asked questions
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