Effect of an Electronic Cognitive Aid Versus Static Cognitive Aid on the Management of a Simulated Crisis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognitive Aids
• Interventions: Other: Static Cognitive Aid; Other: Electronic Cognitive Aid

• Registration Number: NCT02440607
• Lead Sponsor: NorthShore University HealthSystem

Brief Summary

Clinical decision support tools with in the electronic medical record can improve clinical care processes. To date, there is little evidence evaluating crisis management with such decision support tools. The investigators aim to create an electronic cognitive aid with embedded decision support to aid clinicians during the management of a crisis. In order to test the effectiveness of this tool, investigators seek to compare the simulated medical management of a crisis (malignant hyperthermia) using a traditional cognitive aid (laminated card) versus a dynamic electronic visual aid with decision support.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2015-05-12
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2015-12
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• resident physicians training in Anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• Non resident anesthesia providers

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Static Cognitive aid	Static Cognitive Aid	The static aid represents the standard algorithm put forth by a leading clinical care organization.
Electronic aid	Electronic Cognitive Aid	The dynamic aid will consist of a centralized electronic aid embedded within a simulated EMR.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance on Task Checklist	Time 0-30min	Number of tasks successfully performed as rated on video review
Anesthesia Nontechnical skills score	Time0-30min	Overall performance score; Video of management of crisis will be reviewed after completion of the scenario.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Grainger Center for Simulation; 🇺🇸 Evanston, Illinois, United States