Clinical trial · Interventional
Hybrid Simulation in Teaching Clinical Breast Examination
The Use of Hybrid Simulation (HS) of the Breast in Teaching Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) to Medical Students.
NCT02125487CI-TRIAL-00018359HS-CBEcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of hybrid simulation of the breast are more effective in teaching CBE technique and culturally sensitive doctor-patient communication skills to medical students than the traditional method.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Breast Examination | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Medical Education | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Medical Simulation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Standardized Patient | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching using Hybrid Simulation of breast examination | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Teaching using traditional method | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Low-Fidelity Simulation
- description
- Teaching using traditional method
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Teaching using traditional method
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Hybrid Simulation
- description
- Teaching using Hybrid Simulation of breast examination
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Teaching using Hybrid Simulation of breast examination
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- CBE completeness (in OSCE)
- timeFrame
- Each participant will be assessed once, after an average of 2-3 weeks following the intervention (teaching activity)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Third year medical students (Med III) at the American University of Beirut * Rotating in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at the American University of Beirut Medical Center Exclusion Criteria: * None
References
Publications (6)
- BACKGROUNDColeman EA, Stewart CB, Wilson S, Cantrell MJ, O'Sullivan P, Carthron DO, Wood LC. An evaluation of standardized patients in improving clinical breast examinations for military women. Cancer Nurs. 2004 Nov-Dec;27(6):474-82. doi: 10.1097/00002820-200411000-00007. PMID 15640625
- BACKGROUNDCostanza ME, Luckmann R, Quirk ME, Clemow L, White MJ, Stoddard AM. The effectiveness of using standardized patients to improve community physician skills in mammography counseling and clinical breast exam. Prev Med. 1999 Oct;29(4):241-8. doi: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0544. PMID 10547049
- BACKGROUNDFacione NC, Katapodi M. Culture as an influence on breast cancer screening and early detection. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2000 Aug;16(3):238-47. doi: 10.1053/sonc.2000.8118. PMID 10967796
- BACKGROUNDPugh CM, Salud LH; Association for Surgical Education. Fear of missing a lesion: use of simulated breast models to decrease student anxiety when learning clinical breast examinations. Am J Surg. 2007 Jun;193(6):766-70. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.12.033. PMID 17512293
- BACKGROUNDSchubart JR, Erdahl L, Smith JS Jr, Purichia H, Kauffman GL, Kass RB. Use of breast simulators compared with standardized patients in teaching the clinical breast examination to medical students. J Surg Educ. 2012 May-Jun;69(3):416-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.10.005. Epub 2011 Nov 25. PMID 22483147
- DERIVEDNassif J, Sleiman AK, Nassar AH, Naamani S, Sharara-Chami R. Hybrid Simulation in Teaching Clinical Breast Examination to Medical Students. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Feb;34(1):194-200. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1287-3. PMID 29019167