Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Consistent Use of Neuromuscular Monitoring in General Anaesthesia

Neuromuscular Blockade Clinical Trial

Official title:

Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Consistent Use of Neuromuscular Monitoring in General Anaesthesia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02239965
• Other study ID #: JLT-NM3
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 2014
• Est. completion date: March 2015

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Herlev Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Monitoring the degree of neuromuscular blockade in general anaesthesia reduces complications and patient discomfort. However, monitoring is not applied consistently by Danish anaesthesia personnel. Surveys show that part of the explanation is that the anaesthetists often experience problems with the equipment used for monitoring, though the problems have not been described in detail.

We hypothesise that the lack of consistent monitoring in general anaesthesia is caused by insecurity in the anaesthesia personnel's set-up and use of the equipment, as well as in interpreting the measurement results.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: March 2015
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• has been working in the field of anaesthesiology for at least 1 year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neuromuscular Blockade

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Herlev Hospital	Herlev

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Herlev Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Description of the barriers to consistent neuromuscular monitoring, based on a qualitative analysis of focus group interviews with anaesthesiologists and nurse anaesthetists	Focus group interviews will collect participants' perspectives and will be analyzed for thoughts, opinions, and feelings in regard to neuromuscular monitoring. Specific problems experienced with the equipment and other possible barriers to the consistent use of monitoring will be described qualitatively.	Focus group interviews conducted Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)
Secondary	Description of the problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring in daily clinical practice	The problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring will be described through a qualitative analysis of clinical observations of the personnel's daily use of the monitoring equipment,	Clinical observations conducted in Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)