Adaptive Coordination in Anaesthesia Teams and Its Relationship to Clinical Performance.

Anesthesia Team Coordination Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Adaptive Coordination in Anaesthesia Teams and Its Relationship to Clinical Performance. (Cooperative Project ETHZ, OAT, Prof. G. Grote, and IfA/USZ; Founding by Swiss National Science Foundation to Both Institutions)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00706108
• Other study ID #: SNF 100013-116673 /
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 25, 2008
• Last updated: January 10, 2011
• Start date: January 2005
• Est. completion date: March 2010

Study information

• Verified date: January 2011
• Source: University of Zurich
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Switzerland: Ethikkommission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The impact of different coordination patterns on team performance during anesthesia inductions are analyzed using videotapes. These records are examined using various categorization systems (ETHZ), focussing on changes of coordinative behaviour with shifting situational requirements. A rating system comprising multiple categories is used to evaluate team performance. An integrated simulator study facilitates validation of the rating system.

Description:

Video tapes and vital parameter readings are recorded with a setup allowing synchronized recordings. Thus, exact timing between events on different data channels can be determined. Data are analyzed for unforeseen events, technical performance, and team coordination / non-technical performance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 161
• Est. completion date: March 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Anesthesia personnel with at least 3 months practical anesthesia experience

• Patients undergoing surgical procedures

Exclusion criteria:

• Not meeting inclusion criteria

• Lack of consent

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anesthesia Team Coordination

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Observational study
Observational (descriptive) study of technical and non-technical performance

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich	Zurich

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Zurich	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland,