Mind over matter: mental rehearsal boosts IV skills in med students
NCT ID NCT06932822
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a mental imagery session—where students vividly imagine placing an IV—improves their success rate on a practice mannequin. Ninety-six fifth-year medical students took part. The goal is to find a safer, faster way to teach this common but tricky procedure before students try it on real patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mental imagery session
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help medical students learn IV insertion faster before practicing on real patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed simulation study with 96 students, not a real-patient trial. Results may not translate to actual clinical settings or improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 5th-year medical student at the Nîmes medical school taking part in the peripheral venous catheter insertion training workshop * No other conditions required. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nîmes University Hospital
Nîmes, France
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