The Effects of the STAR Maneuver on UGRA Training

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Conditions studied: Simulator-based Training of Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02032420

Run by

University of New Mexico

People needed

35

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy volunteers
• Right handed
• Aged 18 to 55

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• University of New Mexico Hospital — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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