Birth Asphyxia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR): Transitioning a Novel Behavior Change Innovation to Drive Newborn Ventilation Skills Enhancement
Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) is an inexpensive add-on, compatible with nearly every existing bag-valve mask and many types of ventilation equipment. AIR monitors ventilation quality and provides real-time objective feedback and actionable cues to clinicians to both shorten training times and improve resuscitation quality, adoption, retention, and confidence.
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to asses the impact, feasibility, and acceptability of real-time visual feedback from the AIR device. The study will begin by training and equipping all available skilled birth attendants (SBAs) at the participating facilities in the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training curriculum. SBAs will also receive HBB Provider Guides and wall-mountable HBB action plans. Immediately before and after training, the study teams will use the traditional HBB assessment tools to evaluate SBAs' HBB knowledge and skills. Facilities will then be randomized, by cluster, to either receive AIR feedback at the start of the trial (Cohort A) or beginning at 2 (Cohort B) or 4 months post-training (Cohort C). Both intervention and control cohorts will be encouraged to start regular "low-dose, high-frequency" (LDHF) practice with the AIR devices. LDHF involves frequent "doses" of shorter, often skills- or competency-based, individual- or pair-learning practice sessions. Study teams will establish HBB practice corners in each health facility, consisting of HBB equipment, NeoNatalie, AIR device, HBB Action Plan, and a log book. Participants in Cohort A will practice with AIR devices providing visual feedback immediately post-training, while Cohorts B and C will start with AIR devices without visual feedback. Disabling feedback from the device does not compromise its recording function that collects time-stamped data on ventilation quality. Cohort B will switch to AIR device feedback at 2 months, and Cohort C will switch to AIR device feedback at 4 months. All cohorts will continue LDHF practice with AIR device feedback through up to 6 months after initial HBB training. During the study, the study teams will conduct facility-based bag-mask ventilation (BMV) assessments at 2, 4, and 6 months. The primary outcome for this measurement will be duration of effective ventilation in a two-minute window after initiation of ventilation, as part of the HBB program's existing BMV skills check and OSCE B. "Effective ventilation" is defined as ventilating in the correct rate range without airway blockages, significant leaks, and harsh breaths and will be determined by the AIR device. Note, during these skills assessments, study participants will be evaluated with feedback turned off during the two-minute breathing epoch. After AIR feedback is turned on at a facility, de-identified device-recorded data on provider-level frequency and quality of practice will be aggregated, shared, and discussed with each health center every 2 months to support and harmonize with their existing facility-led quality improvement efforts. ;
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