The Embedded Participant During High-fidelity Simulation

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Role of the Embedded Participant on Learners' Performance During High- Fidelity Simulation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04898660
• Other study ID #: FAC1
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: November 4, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Claude Bernard University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Simulation in medicine is a powerful and effective teaching tool that has become essential for the training of students and health professionals.

In this context, simulation instructor training have been implemented in recent years, where many subjects are addressed, such as the main principles of pedagogy, the integration of simulation, the construction of a scenario, briefing and debriefing.

However, scenario facilitation, in particular the role of the embedded participant (EP), is only vaguely discussed. The EP of a high-fidelity simulation session plays a very important role in driving the scenario. Indeed, he/she guides the learner in order to achieve all the educational objectives set by the main instructor of the scenario. He/she also manages unexpected behavior and possible technical issues that may arise. Finally, the EP supervises the physical and psychological risks inherent in the simulation in order to maintain a safe environment.

All of these key roles suggest that the EP can influence the performance of the learners. Little is known about the relationship between Facilitation and Learner Performance.

In this observational study, investigators aim to explore the influence of the embedded participant on learners' technical and non-technical performances during high-fidelity simulation by analysing previously recorded sessions.

Description:

In this observational study, investigators aim to measure performance on high-fidelity simulation scenarios (HFS) used routinely in the current anesthesiology, training curriculum. Age, sex, previous experience of HFS will be noted. All data will be anonymized.

Two investigators will independently evaluate the performance of HFS by video record:

• technical performance on tables pre-established by experienced instructors and based on international recommendations,

• non-technical performances, assessed using the Ottawa Global Rating Scale.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 340
• Est. completion date: November 4, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: October 30, 2022
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident physicians in anesthesia/intensive care- postgraduate year 1-5 participating in HFS training sessions from 2015 to 2021

• Consent for recording

Exclusion Criteria:

• Denial to be recorded

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Claude Bernard University	Lyon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Claude Bernard University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

References & Publications (4)

Boyer TJ, Mitchell SA. Utilization of Embedded Simulation Personnel in Medical Simulation. 2022 Jul 25. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562294/ — View Citation

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Lewis KL, Bohnert CA, Gammon WL, Hölzer H, Lyman L, Smith C, Thompson TM, Wallace A, Gliva-McConvey G. The Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) Standards of Best Practice (SOBP). Adv Simul (Lond). 2017 Jun 27;2:10. doi: 10.1186/s41077-017-0043-4. eCollection 2017. — View Citation

Paige JB, Graham L, Sittner B. Formal Training Efforts to Develop Simulation Educators: An Integrative Review. Simul Healthc. 2020 Aug;15(4):271-281. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000424. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Technical Skills Performance	technical performance on a scale pre-established according to each scenario rated from 0 to 100.	1 month (review video)
Primary	Non-technical skills performance	Ottawa Crisis Resource Management Global Rating Scale rated from 6 to 42.	1 month (review video)
Secondary	Demographic characteristics	demographic data related to the instructors (embedded participants) through a questionary	1 month (collect data)