Evaluation of the PelvicSim Simulator for Training in Intrauterine Device Insertions

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine, Education, Medical

In brief

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a very effective, long-acting method of contraception. In order to make them accessible to women, health care providers must be trained to insert them. Physicians, physician assistant, and nurse practitioners often learn how to do so by first learning about IUDs, then practicing on a model that the IUD manufacturer provides. Educators have recently been using more sophisticated models to teach clinical skills such as surgical procedures. We are investigating whether these models may be more useful in teaching IUD insertion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02220205

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

60

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-24

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• First-year residents in obstetrics and gynecology or family medicine, or student in physician assistant or nurse practitioner training programs
• Trainees who have performed <5 intrauterine device insertions
• Trainees who plan to provide intrauterine devices in their clinical practice

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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