Make up for the Epinephrine Autoinjector: Effect on Its Use by Untrained Users
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 164
- 主要终点
- Rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector.
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 26 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •We invited all interns in our faculty to inform about the study and included the ones who gave informed consent -
排除标准
- •Interns who previously worked in allergy department were excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
Rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector.
次要结局
- 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