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Templates as Cognitive Aids in Emergency Airway Equipment Preparation: the Template Airway Trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Airway Management
Interventions
Other: Endotracheal Intubation
Other: Supraglottic Airway
Registration Number
NCT06400693
Lead Sponsor
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Brief Summary

Comparison of preparation times (in seconds) for emergency airway management (equipment only) with and without a template.

Detailed Description

Comparison of time (in seconds) needed to prepare all necessary equipment for one form of emergency airway management with and without a template. Participants will be randomized to "preparation with template (A)" and "preparation without template (B)" and all participants will be measured twice for both arms A and B, however, evaluation will take place on two separate days. Methods of airway management evaluated will be endotracheal intubation, supraglottic airway device and oral fiberoptic intubation, with a total of three measurements per participant per study day and two study days per participant. Participants will be nurses in the intensive care unit and, as a control group, anesthesia nurses will also be evaluated in order to factor in the effects of experience. The study will take place in the usual work environment of participants and with the standard equipment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • age 18 years and older
  • written informed consent
  • Qualification as a nurse (ICU or anesthesia)
  • employed with University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz
Exclusion Criteria
  • none

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
No templateEndotracheal IntubationNo template is provided to prepare necessary equipment for emergency airway management
No templateSupraglottic AirwayNo template is provided to prepare necessary equipment for emergency airway management
TemplateSupraglottic AirwayTemplate is provided to prepare necessary equipment for emergency airway management
TemplateEndotracheal IntubationTemplate is provided to prepare necessary equipment for emergency airway management
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation between both groupsDefined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended

Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of missing equipment for supraglottic airway between groupsimmediately after completion of intervention

Comparison of missing equipment for supraglottic airway with and without template

Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device between both groupsDefined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended

Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device with and without template

Number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubationimmediately after completion of intervention

Comparison of number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template

Number of wrong size/equipment between groupsimmediately after completion of intervention

Comparison of number of wrong size/equipment with and without template

Nasa Task Load Indeximmediately after completion of all 3 assigned interventions on each study day

Comparison of work load using Nasa Task Load Index questionnaire with and without template

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University

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Mainz, Rhineland-Palatine, Germany

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