Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education for Operating Room Teams (Surgical IPE)

Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education for Surgical Residents: A Prospective Study Design for Team-Based Competency Development

This single-center, prospective, single-arm pilot study will evaluate a simulation-based interprofessional education program for early-career operating room team members at Yongin Severance Hospital. Participants will include postgraduate year 1-2 surgical residents, newly appointed anesthesia nurse practitioners, and newly appointed operating room nurses. Participants will complete two simulation-based interprofessional education sessions, each including scenario-based team training and structured debriefing. Teamwork self-efficacy and readiness for interprofessional learning will be assessed before and after the educational intervention. The study will also assess program completion as a feasibility outcome. Optional semi-structured interviews may be conducted to explore participants' perceptions of the program and suggestions for improvement.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Medical Education; Interprofessional Relations; Patient Safety; Teamwork
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education

Detailed Description

Effective teamwork and communication among operating room team members are important for patient safety and perioperative care. However, early-career surgical residents and nursing staff may have limited opportunities to learn team-based competencies together in a structured, interprofessional format. This study is a single-center, prospective, single-arm pilot study designed to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary educational effects of a simulation-based interprofessional education program for operating room teams. Eligible participants will be assigned to interprofessional teams consisting of surgical residents, anesthesia nurse practitioners, and operating room nurses. The educational intervention will include two simulation-based sessions conducted during the study period. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes and will include a scenario-based team exercise followed by structured debriefing. Representative scenario themes may include operating room safety events, communication challenges, equipment or instrument-related events, and intraoperative crisis management. The primary outcome is the change in teamwork self-efficacy from baseline to Week 7, assessed using a 15-item interprofessional teamwork self-efficacy questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include the change in readiness for interprofessional learning, assessed using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale, and program completion rate. Optional semi-structured interviews may be conducted after completion of the educational sessions to explore participants' perceptions of the program, perceived relevance to clinical practice, and suggestions for improvement.

Interview participation and audio recording, if performed, will be optional and based on separate consent. No investigational drug, biologic product, or medical device will be used in this study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Jeehye Lee, MD; Phone Number: +82-31-5189-8966; Email: jlee0531@yuhs.ac

Study Locations

• South Korea
  • Gyeonggi-do
    • Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 16995
      • Yonsei University Yongin Severance Hospital
      • Contact: Jeehye Lee, MD; Phone Number: +82-31-5189-8966; Email: jlee0531@yuhs.ac

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults aged 19 years or older.
• Affiliated with Yongin Severance Hospital and meeting one of the following criteria:
• Postgraduate year 1-2 surgical resident;
• Newly appointed anesthesia nurse practitioner with less than 6 months of experience in the relevant role;
• Newly appointed operating room nurse with less than 6 months of operating room experience.
• Able to participate in the planned study procedures during the study period.
• Able and willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who do not provide written informed consent.
• Individuals who are unable to complete the baseline or post-intervention questionnaires.
• Individuals whose rotation, leave of absence, resignation, transfer, or work schedule change makes participation in the study procedures infeasible.
• Individuals judged by the investigator to be inappropriate for study participation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education; Participants assigned to this single study arm will receive two simulation-based interprofessional education sessions during the study period. Each session will include a scenario-based operating room team exercise and structured debriefing focused on teamwork, role clarity, communication, situational awareness, and collaboration.

Behavioral: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education; The intervention consists of two 60-minute simulationbased interprofessional education sessions for operating room team members. Each session includes a representative operating room scenario and structured debriefing. Debriefing topics include role clarity, shared mental model, situational awareness, open communication, cross-monitoring, mutual respect, and application to clinical practice.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in teamwork selfefficacy score	Teamwork self-efficacy will be assessed using a 15-item interprofessional teamwork selfefficacy questionnaire. Each item is scored on a 6-point Likert-type scale, with higher scores indicating greater confidence in team-based competencies. The outcome will be calculated as the change in total score from baseline to Week 7.	Baseline and Week 7

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in readiness for interprofessional learning score	Readiness for interprofessional learning will be assessed using the 19-item Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale. Items are scored on a 5- point Likert scale, and reverseworded items will be recoded according to the scoring plan. Higher adjusted scores indicate greater readiness for interprofessional learning. The outcome will be calculated as the change in overall score from baseline to Week 7.	Baseline and Week 7
Program completion rate	Program completion rate will be calculated as the proportion of enrolled participants who complete the baseline assessment, two simulationbased education sessions, and Week 7 post-intervention assessment.	Through Week 7

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Yonsei University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jeehye Lee, MD, Yonsei University Yongin Severance Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): May 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 28, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 25, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 29, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 29, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 6, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 6, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 29, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: operating room; surgical education; patient safety; nursing education; teamwork; simulation training; Interprofessional education; readiness for interprofessional learning; RIPLS
• Other Study ID Numbers: Surgical-IPE-001; 6-2025-0077 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Yonsei University College of Medicine)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Individual participant data will not be shared because this is a small, single-center educational study involving occupational groups that may be indirectly identifiable even after de-identification. Aggregate results may be shared through presentations or publications without identifying individual participants.

Drug and device information, study documents

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