The Efficacy of Simulation Manikins in the Military Medics Training

Not Applicable

• Conditions: War-Related Injuries
• Interventions: Behavioral: Conventional versus simulation manikin training

• Registration Number: NCT05612828
• Lead Sponsor: Czech Technical University in Prague

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins.

Detailed Description

With the development of modern hi-tech manikins and their growing popularity in the training of "civilian" medics, the possibilities of their application in the training of military medics are emerging. The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins. In addition to monitoring the particular professional performance of the trainees, changes in basic physiological functions, including the endocrinological response to stress conditions, will be evaluated.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-29
• Study Start: 2022-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-10
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-31
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• active soldier during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Exclusion Criteria

• not willing to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional training	Conventional versus simulation manikin training	Combat Life Savers trained by conventional combat medicine approach.
Simulation manikin training	Conventional versus simulation manikin training	Training based on principles of simulation medicine.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correctness of treatment of airway obstruction	10 minutes	Based on standardized forms (points on a standardised scale)
Correctness of treatment of severe bleeding	10 minutes	Based on standardized forms (points on a standardised scale)
Duration time of the use of chest seal	10 minutes	Time to complete diagnostics and treatment of open pneumothorax (in seconds)
Correctness of treatment of open pneumothorax	10 minutes	Based on standardized forms (points on a standardised scale)
Duration time of the of use of tourniquet	10 minutes	Time to complete diagnostics and treatment of bleeding (in seconds)
Duration time of the of use of nasal airway	10 minutes	Time to complete diagnostics and treatment of airway obstruction (in seconds)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress level 2	1 hour	Level of stress response based on changes in heart rate (in beats per minute)
Stress level 1	1 hour	Level of stress response based on changes in blood pressure (in mm of mercury)
Stress level 3	1 hour	Level of stress response based on changes in cortisol level (in nmol/L)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Czech Technical University in Prague; 🇨🇿 Kladno, Czechia