Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Consistent Use of Neuromuscular Monitoring in General Anaesthesia

October 30, 2019 updated by: Jakob Louis Thomsen, Herlev Hospital

Monitoring the degree of neuromuscular blockade in general anaesthesia reduces complications and patient discomfort. However, monitoring is not applied consistently by Danish anaesthesia personnel. Surveys show that part of the explanation is that the anaesthetists often experience problems with the equipment used for monitoring, though the problems have not been described in detail.

We hypothesise that the lack of consistent monitoring in general anaesthesia is caused by insecurity in the anaesthesia personnel's set-up and use of the equipment, as well as in interpreting the measurement results.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

40

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

  • Denmark
      • Herlev, Denmark
        • Herlev Hospital

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Anaesthesiologists and nurse anaesthetists at Danish anaesthesia departments.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • has been working in the field of anaesthesiology for at least 1 year.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Anaesthesia personnel
Anaesthesiologists and nurse anaesthetists

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Description of the barriers to consistent neuromuscular monitoring, based on a qualitative analysis of focus group interviews with anaesthesiologists and nurse anaesthetists
Time Frame: Focus group interviews conducted Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)
Focus group interviews will collect participants' perspectives and will be analyzed for thoughts, opinions, and feelings in regard to neuromuscular monitoring. Specific problems experienced with the equipment and other possible barriers to the consistent use of monitoring will be described qualitatively.
Focus group interviews conducted Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Description of the problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring in daily clinical practice
Time Frame: Clinical observations conducted in Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)
The problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring will be described through a qualitative analysis of clinical observations of the personnel's daily use of the monitoring equipment,
Clinical observations conducted in Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Herlev Hospital

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

June 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JLT-NM3

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