Choose your own adventure: An evaluation of a training video on escalation of care conversations during the pre-Medical Emergency Team (MET) period.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Clinical deterioration; Clinical Decision Making; Public Health - Health service research; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001575123
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-14
• Study Completion: 2019-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 28 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

Clinicians of all age groups who work at the recruitment sites during the trial period and are potentially involved in escalation of care conversations through their work are eligible to participate, including nursing staff, doctors, and allied health professionals.

Exclusion Criteria

No further exclusion criteria were required following recruitment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Potential barriers to escalating care, using the ‘Factors influencing escalation of care by junior medical officers’ survey (Rotella et al., 2014).[Baseline and 2-4 weeks (primary timepoint) after intervention delivery.];Confidence in escalating care, using five items developed specifically for this study.[Baseline and 2-4 weeks (primary timepoint) after intervention delivery.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean number of reported escalation of care conversations per day, gathered using experience sampling.[Once per day prior to (baseline) and once per day for 2-4 weeks after (primary timepoint) intervention delivery.<br>];Mean number of communication challenges identified during escalation of care conversations per day, using a list of 10 communication challenges designed specifically for this study, gathered using experience sampling.[Once per day prior to (baseline) and once per day for 2-4 weeks after (primary timepoint) intervention delivery.];Mean number of MET calls made per day from the trial sites, assessed via Decision Support reports.[Each day prior to (baseline) and each day for 2-4 weeks after (primary timepoint) intervention delivery.]