Airway Management and Vascular Access Simulation

August 27, 2010 updated by: University of Alabama at Birmingham
This project involves a pre- and post- airway management and vascular access simulation survey. The purpose of the study is to assess the perceived effectiveness of the simulation course on the performance of medical students enrolling in the Anesthesiology rotation during their third and fourth year of medical education.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

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

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35249
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

third and fourth year medical studens enrolling in the UAB Department of Anesthesiology rotation

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • medical student enrolled in the Department of Anesthesiology rotation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • anyone not enrolled in the rotation

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?

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
medical students
Other: Simulation
simulation of airway management and vascular access

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
perceived effectiveness
Time Frame: pre- and post- simulation
pre- and post- simulation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Anesthesiology

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 30, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 4, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E080829003

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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