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NCT03006549 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Using Emergency Manuals During Interprofessional Crisis Management: Are There Unintended Consequences?

A NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
50
Enrollment target

NCT03006549 is a NA study that has completed, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 50 participants.

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The verdict

NCT03006549, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
50 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Despite increasing interest in emergency manuals (EMs), relatively little is known about their effectiveness and limitations in the perioperative setting. Prior studies have been limited in that they evaluated EMs using crises that were tailor-made to match one of their chapters, and there has been minimal participation by attending surgeons and other experienced personnel. The Investigators' preliminary experience suggests less-than-expected EM use and suboptimal usage, which may be due to the simulation scenario falling "halfway between" two different chapters of the EM, raising the question of whether limitations were due to the EM content, team dynamics, or inadequate training in the EM use. In this randomized, prospective, two-center simulation-based study, the investigators utilize clinical scenarios specifically designed to observe the patterns of use and to test the limitations of the EMs. The hypothesis is that EMs may not improve, and may even worsen, clinical performance in situations that do not exactly match a specific chapter of that EM, and that EM usage patterns will identify both strengths and limitations of the tools and its implementation. The participating healthcare providers consisting of experienced surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses will be randomized into four experimental groups, each exposed to either a "specific" or "non-specific" simulation scenario, along with or without the availability of the EM. The major experimental endpoint will be how many "critical actions" each team performs, scored as the percentage of actions taken from a pre-determined list. The goal of this study is to improve EM content and use by understanding its limitations during interprofessional team-training simulations and to study whether EMs enhance or detract from clinical performance. This is especially a concern in situations that do not exactly match a specific chapter of the EM, such as cases that are vague and represent multi-factorial diagnostic dilem

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Emergency Manual (Crisis Checklist)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 50 participants
Start Date 2015-01-10
Est. Completion 2019-05-13
Phase NA

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT03006549

The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT03006549 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 50 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Emergency Manual (Crisis Checklist) is the first listed.

NCT03006549 reports 0 study locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03006549 about?

NCT03006549 is a clinical study titled "Using Emergency Manuals During Interprofessional Crisis Management: Are There Unintended Consequences?". Despite increasing interest in emergency manuals (EMs), relatively little is known about their effectiveness and limitations in the perioperative setting. Prior studies have been limited in that they evaluated EMs using crises that were tailor-made to match one of their chapters, and there has been ...

What is the current status of trial NCT03006549?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 50 participants. The study started on 2015-01-10. Estimated completion is 2019-05-13.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03006549?

The interventions under investigation include: Emergency Manual (Crisis Checklist) (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03006549?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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