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Mental Rehearsal in Emergency Cricothyroidotomy Training (MERIT)

1. juni 2026 opdateret af: Medical University of Warsaw

Effect of Mental Rehearsal Training on the Effectiveness of Emergency Cricothyroidotomy Training Among Medical Personnel.

Medical staff at the clinic will participate in standard cricothyroidotomy training supplemented with structured mental rehearsal exercises in order to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of this approach as a training tool.

Studieoversigt

Status

Ikke rekrutterer endnu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Mental rehearsal (MR) is a training method widely used to improve manual skills, psychomotor coordination, and performance under stressful conditions. It has been successfully applied in fields such as sports, music, military training, rehabilitation, and surgery. MR involves mentally visualizing and rehearsing the sequence of movements required to perform a specific task, which may contribute to the development of procedural automatization and "muscle memory." Neurophysiological studies suggest that imagined movements activate neural pathways similar to those engaged during actual motor performance.

Emergency cricothyroidotomy (eFONA - Emergency Front of Neck Access) is a rare but life-saving procedure performed when airway management cannot be achieved using less invasive methods such as endotracheal intubation. The procedure requires rapid identification of anatomical landmarks, technical precision, and efficient execution under significant time pressure and stress. Because opportunities for real-life performance are limited, regular and effective training of medical personnel is essential.

Aim: Evaluation whether the integration of structured mental rehearsal (MR) into routine emergency cricothyroidotomy training can improve procedural preparedness, technical performance, and confidence among medical personnel, as well as to assess the usefulness of MR as a supplementary training tool for emergency airway management.

Methodological information: This prospective, randomized educational study will include up to 60 medical personnel from the UCK WUM anaesthesiology and intensive care. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to either structured mental rehearsal plus standard emergency cricothyroidotomy training or standard training alone.

Randomization will be computer-generated and stratified by professional subgroup to ensure balanced allocation of specialist physicians, resident physicians, and nurses. The planned sample includes 30 participants per group: 20 specialists, 20 residents, and 20 nurses in total.

Sample size was estimated a priori using G*Power. Assuming an effect size of 0.80, alpha of 0.05, and power of 0.80, at least 26 participants per group are required; therefore, 30 per group will be recruited to account for potential incomplete data.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

60

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

  • Polen
      • Warsaw, Polen, 02-091
        • Medical University of Warsaw

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

  • Voksen
  • Ældre voksen

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Medical personnel, including anesthesiology and intensive care specialists, residents, and nursing staff employed within Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Departments of the Medical University of Warsaw network.
  • No prior experience with the use of Mental Rehearsal techniques in performing emergency cricothyroidotomy.
  • Informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medical personnel involved in the training process of study participants in emergency cricothyroidotomy, including instructors, assisting staff, and examiners.
  • Previous experience with the use of Mental Rehearsal techniques for acquiring competencies in performing emergency cricothyroidotomy.
  • Lack of informed consent.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Andet
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Routine Training + Mental Rehearsal
Participants will undergo standard emergency cricothyrotomy training supplemented with structured mental rehearsal exercises integrated into the routine educational program
Andet: Mental Training
Structured mental rehearsal exercises integrated into the routine educational program.
Ingen indgriben: Routine Training
Participants will undergo standard emergency cricothyrotomy training without additional mental rehearsal exercises

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Tidsramme: 6 months after enrollment
Participants' procedural performance will be assessed using a standardized Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The total score will be expressed as the percentage of correctly performed procedural steps. Scores range from 0% to 100%, with higher scores indicating better procedural performance.
6 months after enrollment

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Procedure completion time
Tidsramme: 6 months after entrollment
Time required to complete the cricothyrotomy procedure during the practical examination. Time will be recorded in seconds from initiation to completion of the procedure.
6 months after entrollment
Self-assessed procedural competencies and perceived stress during cricothyroidotomy (individual questionnaire items).
Tidsramme: 6 months after enrollment
Participants will complete an author-developed questionnaire following completion of the training program. The questionnaire consists of individual items assessing perceived procedural competence and stress related to performing cricothyrotomy. Selected items are rated on a 10-point Likert-type scale (1-10). For competence-related items, higher scores indicate better perceived competence (10 = highest competence). For stress-related items, higher scores indicate greater perceived stress (10 = highest stress level). Each item will be analyzed and reported individually. No composite score will be calculated.
6 months after enrollment

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Sponsor

Medical University of Warsaw

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Agata Stężewska, MD, Medical University of Warsaw

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Anslået)

8. juni 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

1. maj 2028

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

1. maj 2028

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

19. maj 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

1. juni 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

4. juni 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

4. juni 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

1. juni 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. maj 2026

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Nøgleord

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • KB/68/2026

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