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Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
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 Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1125
Start Date
2020-07-23
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-12-18
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
cervical exam training
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
Locations (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States