Performance and Stress During Full Scale Simulator Training

June 25, 2008 updated by: Technische Universität Dresden

Excellence in Performance and Stress Reduction During Two Different Full Scale Simulator Training Courses: A Pilot Study

In Intensive Care Medicine, critical incidents are not rare and may result in fatal outcome. High fidelity patient simulators are commonly used in training curricula for healthcare professionals especially in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and intensive care medicine. Several different course concepts have previously been published. As we know from recently published data, up to 80% of all critical incidents in the field of medicine are caused by human error. The authors of the present study aimed to investigate the effects of two different course concepts (one addressing technical skills in intensive care medicine and on addressing non-technical skills) on stress and performance. Stress and performance are measured in a pre-intervention and a post-intervention testing scenario.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Dresden, Germany, 01307
        • Interdisciplinary Medical Simulation Centre, University Hospital Dresden

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Physician with experience in intensive care medicine.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No experience in intensive care medicine
  • previously taken part in simulator training

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Classic one-day simulator training for intensivists.
Other: Medical simulator training
Contains seminars on airway management, general anesthesia, peri-arrest arrhythmias, and advanced life support. Furthermore, participants train in simulator scenarios. In the debriefing instructors discuss management of the critical incidents using videotapes of the scenarios.
Experimental: 2
Crew resource management training
Other: Simulator based crew resource management course
Contains seminars on human error and non-technical skills. Furthermore, participants train in simulator scenarios. In the debriefing instructors discuss usage of non-technical skills as well as behaviour of the participants using videotapes of the scenarios.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Performance in simulated emergencies (medical performance and non-technical skills)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Stress in simulated emergencies (measured by salivary amylase and cortisol levels)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Technische Universität Dresden

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael P Mueller, MD, Director of Simulation Centre, Dept. of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Dresden

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 27, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2008

Last Verified

June 1, 2008

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • EK261122004

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