Educating Anesthesia Residents to Improve Perioperative Care for the Elderly

Anesthesia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Educating Anesthesia Residents to Improve Perioperative Care for the Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03008863
• Other study ID #: Pro00069462
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2016
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Duke University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

1. The investigators will design, test and implement a education curriculum for anesthesia residents teaching geriatric anesthesiology.

2. The investigators will randomize 42 anesthesia residents so that half receive an innovative, e-learning curriculum while the other half receives the current standard curriculum. We will assess their medical knowledge, and the amount of anesthesia delivered to patients after the curriculum is implemented.

3. The investigators will analyze any changes in clinical practice of residents in the care of elderly patients. Enrollment will be voluntary for all residents. Also, the investigators will not interfere with clinical management of any patients by residents which are done under direct supervision of faculty.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Duke Anesthesiology Resident

• Willing to comply with study activities and guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to comply with study activities and guidelines

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anesthesia

Intervention

Other:
• Education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Duke University Medical Center	Durham	North Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Duke University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	average minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) fraction in patients over age 65 given general anesthesia by residents		6 months
Secondary	change in residents' geriatric anesthesia knowledge base to be measured using a pre- and post-test		6 months
Secondary	mean bispectral index value in patients over age 65 given monitored sedation by residents		6 months
Secondary	frequency of use of medications known to increase delirium risk given to patients over age 65 by residents		6 months
Secondary	mean doses of medications known to increase delirium risk given to patients over age 65 by residents		6 months