Just-in-time Training for Teaching Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study compares the use of simulation-based just-in-time training to video training in learning neonatal endotracheal intubation. Half of the participants will be trained using simulation-based just-in-time training and the other half using video training.
The hypothesis are
Primary hypothesis:
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, use of simulation-based just-in-time training, compared to video training, will increase the rate of successful clinical endotracheal intubation by 20%.
Secondary hypotheses:
The investigators expect that simulation-based just-in-time training prior to clinical endotracheal intubation will decrease time to successful intubation and rate of endotracheal intubation related adverse events, namely mucosal trauma, oesophageal and endobronchial intubations. In addition, the investigators expect that simulation-based just-in-time training will increase residents' confidence level while performing clinical endotracheal intubation.
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Detailed Description
The study will be a prospective randomized controlled trial, taking place in the NICU of CHU Sainte-Justine in Montréal, Quebec, Canada ; Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval, CHU de Sherbrooke and the General Jewish Hospital.
Simulation-based just-in-time training
Simulation-based just-in-time training, completed before performing endotracheal intubation, will consist of viewing a short video showing the neonatal glottis of similar gestational age to the patient that is being intubated followed by practice on a mannequin (Laerdal® Neonatal Intubation Trainer, Laerdal Medical, Toronto, Canada) with supervision and feedback from a senior provider (low fidelity simulation). The videos of the neonatal glottises have been locally created, after parent consent, using live recordings of endotracheal intubations performed with the C-MAC videolarygnoscope (Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany). The low fidelity simulation will be performed in situ in the physician meeting room in the neonatal intensive care unit. Senior providers will be instructed to also educate the resident to different aspects related to the procedure: indications, contraindications, anatomy, equipment, personnel, potential complications, appropriate aftercare and common pitfalls.
Video training
Residents will watch a 5 minutes video regarding endotracheal intubation, which covers the following topics: indications, contraindications, anatomy, equipment, personnel, procedural steps, potential complications, appropriate aftercare and common pitfalls.
Definitions
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Intubation is a success if the endotracheal tube is placed in the trachea under the vocal cords. It is defined according to usual clinical norms: change in color of the carbon dioxide detector, vapour in the endotracheal tube, thoracic expansion, assessment of bilateral lung air entry, absence of air entry in the stomach by auscultation, and improvement of patient's clinical parameters: heart rate and arterial oxygen saturation.
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Time to intubation is defined as the time from insertion of the laryngoscope blade in the patients' mouth until it is pulled out.
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Oesophageal intubation is diagnosed when there is absence of clinical signs of a successful endotracheal intubation and possibly air entry in the stomach by auscultation.
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Right bronchial main stem intubation is diagnosed on chest x-ray.
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A trial is counted as an attempt if there has been insertion of the laryngoscope blade in the patient's mouth.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Simulation-based just-in-time training Viewing a short video showing the neonatal glottis of similar gestational age to the patient that is being intubated followed by practice on a mannequin (Laerdal® Neonatal Intubation Trainer, Laerdal Medical, Toronto, Canada) with supervision and feedback from a senior provider (low fidelity simulation). |
Other: Simulation-based just-in-time training
Video and low fidelity simulation (Laerdal® Neonatal Intubation Trainer, Laerdal Medical, Toronto, Canada)
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| Active Comparator: Video training 5 minutes video regarding endotracheal intubation |
Other: Video training
Video describing endotracheal intubation
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Endotracheal intubation success rate [5 minutes]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Time to successful intubation [5 minutes]
Defined as the time from insertion of the laryngoscope blade in the patients' mouth until it is pulled out.
- Endotracheal intubation related complications [15 minutes]
mucosal trauma, oesophageal intubation and endobronchial intubation
- Resident's level of confidence [15 minutes]
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Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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All residents registered in the three first years of the general paediatrics program at University of Montreal, McGill University, University of Sherbrooke and University Laval will be approached to participate in the study.
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All endotracheal intubation procedures attempted by paediatric residents in the neonatal intensive care unit at CHU Sainte-Justine; at Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC; at CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval , at CHU de Sherbrooke and at General Jewish Hospital (McGill university) will be included in the study, regardless of the patient weight or gestational age.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Trainees: No exclusion criteria.
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Patients with major oral, cervical or upper airway malformations, urgent endotracheal intubations with the inability to prepare the Just-in-time training material, and an unexpected difficult endotracheal intubation (needing the assistance of the anaesthetist).
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval | Laval | Quebec | Canada | G1V 4G2 |
| 2 | CHU Sainte-Justine | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | H3T 1C5 |
| 3 | The Montreal Children's Hospital MUHC | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | H3G 1A4 |
| 4 | General Jewish Hospital | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | H3T 1E2 |
| 5 | Université de Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | Quebec | Canada | J1H 5N4 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- St. Justine's Hospital
- Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Jewish General Hospital
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ahmed Moussa, MD, St. Justine's Hospital
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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