Assessing the improvement in performing cricothyroidotomy (a surgical difficult airway management method) following self video feedback (trainees review their performance by themselves) and expert-assisted video feedback (trainees review their performance while an emergency physician provides additional feedback)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Emergency cricothyroidotomy; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35998024
• Lead Sponsor: Acibadem University

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35701782/ (added 13/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-11-28
• Study Start: 2022-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Final-year medical students at the Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University were invited to participate in the study as trainees
2. The trainees had no previous training in performing cricothyroidotomy
3. The written informed consent was obtained from the participants before the practice

Exclusion Criteria

1. Students who had cricothroidotomy practice before
2. Students who didn't sign the informed consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of scores measured with a checklist between the pre-feedback and post feedback attempts

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean scores given for the two critical steps (Steps 1 and 4) of the procedure compared between the two groups, measured with a checklist at the pre-feedback and post feedback attempts