Simulation-based Learning for Neurosurgical Instruments in Perioperative Nurses

Focus of Study: Simulation Technology Clinical Trial

Official title:

Knowledge Transfer and Retention of Simulation-based Learning for Neurosurgical Instruments: a Randomized Trial of 100 Perioperative Nurses

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03894644
• Other study ID #: 100 Nurses
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 21, 2015
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: March 2019
• Source: Nova Scotia Health Authority
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Rapid technological advances in the last 20 years have led to the exponential adoption of simulation-based learning in nursing education.

Description:

Simulation-based learning is designed to engage, challenge and enrich the learner's knowledge base and skill set. It presents the opportunity to experience a variety of clinical scenarios, both common and uncommon, in a safe environment allowing repeated skills training and facilitating the transfer of classroom-knowledge to real situations.Research demonstrates that simulation can improve student engagement and learning and is being increasingly used as an educational strategy for nursing students. This prospective randomized controlled study that was undertaken with the following goals:

1. to investigate the effectiveness of simulation-based training in a large sample of perioperative nurses, measured as nurses' learning progress in the simulation environment;

2. to determine whether the learning acquired through this training is transferable to recognizing real surgical instruments; and

3. to evaluate whether simulation-based learning is retained at least one week.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: May 25, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Perioperative nurse

• Employed at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center

Exclusion Criteria:

-Unable to provide informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Focus of Study: Simulation Technology

Intervention

Other:
• Simulation technology
The intervention involves three consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ Instrument Trainer, followed by two consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ for Burr Hole Surgery (https://periopsim.com).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in time saved for simulation task	Time saved is defined as the duration in seconds from the time the participant correctly submits an instrument prior to the maximum allotted time. Change is measured over repeated sessions on Day 1 and Day 7.	Day 1 and Day 7
Primary	Change in number of errors for simulation task	Number of errors are counted as the number of incorrectly selected instruments on the first attempt. Change is measured over repeated sessions on Day 1 and Day 7.	Day 1 and Day 7
Primary	Change in total score for simulation task	Total score is a gamification-based algorithm dependent upon the number of correct responses in the first attempt and time saved. Change is measured over repeated sessions on Day 1 and Day 7.	Day 1 and Day 7
Primary	Difference in total score for knowledge transfer task	Score is defined as the number of correctly identified instruments from the instrument tray during the instrument recognition task. The difference in score is measured between arms.	Day 7
Primary	Difference in time for knowledge transfer task	Time is the number of seconds (to a maximum of 45) taken to complete the real instrument task. The difference in score is measured between arms.	Day 7