A Comparison of Clinical Simulation and Classical Learning for Airway Management in Medical Students

Title: A Comparison of Clinical Simulation and Classical Learning for Airway Management in Medical Students: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Multiple studies have shown clinical simulation benefits over classical learning method. Research on simulation of airway management has focused on endotracheal intubation training, while research on ventilation via facemask is scant. The investigators compared both learning methods regarding the acquirement of basic skills for airway management by medical students. Students in the clinical simulation group received a 3-hour training on airway management on the first day of their 28-day anesthesia rotation, while classical learning did not. On the last day of rotation, participants were evaluated based on a validated instrument of scores. Primary outcome was airway management scores. Secondary outcomes were rate of success of intubation and incidence of complications.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Educational Activities
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Clinical Simulation

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 102
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Last year medical students at Universidad de los Andes
• Over 18 year old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous elective anesthesia rotation
• Motor deficit affecting the upper limbs

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Clinical Simulation	Other: Clinical Simulation
No Intervention: Classical Learning

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Airway management score	28 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Successful intubation rate	28 days
Incidence of complications	28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 20, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 20, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): June 20, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): March 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 7, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2017
• Last Verified: March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Airway Management; Educational Technology; Medical students; Intratracheal intubation
• Other Study ID Numbers: CCEI-1357-2012

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No