Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the effect of applying gamification to simulation-based endoscopy training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Simulation-based training (SBT) provides a safe environment and effective means to enhance skills development. Simulation-based curricula have been developed for a number of procedures, including gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gamification, which is the application of game-design principles to non-game contexts, is an instructional strategy with potential to enhance learning. No studies have investigated the effects of a comprehensive gamification curriculum on the acquisition of endoscopic skills among novice endoscopists.

Methods and analysis

Thirty-six novice endoscopists will be randomised to one of two endoscopy SBT curricula: (1) the Conventional Curriculum Group, in which participants will receive 6 hours of one-on-one simulation training augmented with expert

SUBMITTER: Scaffidi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443058 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature