Make up for the Epinephrine Autoinjector: Effect on Its Use by Untrained Users
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
- Enrollment
- 164
- Primary Endpoint
- Rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Part of the problems related with proper use of epinephrine autoinjector may be related with the design of the autoinjector itself.The aim of the study is to investigate whether minor modifications in the design of currently available epinephrine autoinjector ease its use and abrogate common use errors.
Detailed Description
All interns except the ones who previously worked in allergy department in a medical school were invited to the study. Two identical epinephrine autoinjector trainers (Epipen trainer®) were used, one of which was modified by changing gray safety cap to red and placing a yellow arrow pointing to the black injection tip. Written and visual instruction sheet for each trainer was provided. Participants were asked to demonstrate the use of Epipen trainer either with the original or the modified one. They were scored and timed for demonstration. Primary study parameter was the rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector. Secondary study parameters were the mean total score, mean time required to administer autoinjector and unintentional self injection of autoinjector into thumb.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 21 Years to 26 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •We invited all interns in our faculty to inform about the study and included the ones who gave informed consent -
Exclusion Criteria
- •Interns who previously worked in allergy department were excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector.
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean total score participants get during demonstration of epinephrine autoinjector use
- Mean time required to administer epinephrine autoinjector
- Unintentional self injection of autoinjector into thumb