Behaviour of Physicians in Simulated Emergencies Clinical Trial
Official title:
Excellence in Performance and Stress Reduction During Two Different Full Scale Simulator Training Courses: A Pilot Study
Verified date | June 2008 |
Source | Technische Universität Dresden |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Germany: University of Technology, Dresden |
Study type | Interventional |
In Intensive Care Medicine, critical incidents are not rare and may result in fatal outcome. High fidelity patient simulators are commonly used in training curricula for healthcare professionals especially in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and intensive care medicine. Several different course concepts have previously been published. As we know from recently published data, up to 80% of all critical incidents in the field of medicine are caused by human error. The authors of the present study aimed to investigate the effects of two different course concepts (one addressing technical skills in intensive care medicine and on addressing non-technical skills) on stress and performance. Stress and performance are measured in a pre-intervention and a post-intervention testing scenario.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 32 |
Est. completion date | October 2005 |
Est. primary completion date | October 2005 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Physician with experience in intensive care medicine. Exclusion Criteria: - No experience in intensive care medicine - previously taken part in simulator training |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Country | Name | City | State |
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Germany | Interdisciplinary Medical Simulation Centre, University Hospital Dresden | Dresden |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Technische Universität Dresden |
Germany,
Müller MP, Hänsel M, Stehr SN, Fichtner A, Weber S, Hardt F, Bergmann B, Koch T. Six steps from head to hand: a simulator based transfer oriented psychological training to improve patient safety. Resuscitation. 2007 Apr;73(1):137-43. Epub 2007 Jan 22. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Performance in simulated emergencies (medical performance and non-technical skills) | Yes | ||
Secondary | Stress in simulated emergencies (measured by salivary amylase and cortisol levels) | No |