High-Fidelity Simulation in Health Care Education - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
Information provided by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00690144

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of high-fidelity simulation in health care education is an effective training and evaluation model.

Condition	Intervention
Healthy	Device: High-fidelity high-fidelity mannequin simulator (SimMan, Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway).

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	Prospective Study Focusing on Impact of High-Fidelity Simulation in Health Care Education

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

performance of clinical reasoning and skills in simulated settings [ Time Frame: before and after the simulation-based training ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

clinical performance of reasoning and skills [ Time Frame: before and after the simulation-based training ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	500
Study Start Date:	July 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
simulation group: Experimental the trainees in the simulation group receive simulation-based training	Device: High-fidelity high-fidelity mannequin simulator (SimMan, Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway). Critical care training using high-fidelity simulation. The case scenarios were simulated by a high-fidelity mannequin simulator (SimMan, Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway).

Detailed Description:

High-fidelity simulation has many advantages in medical education. Simulation-based critical care training is especially valuable due to error-prone work settings and the high cost of patient adverse events. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of implementing the high-fidelity simulation in critical care training, and the feasibility of high-fidelity simulation as an evaluation tool.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

healthcare trainees, including medical students, nursing students, residents, nursing staff and emergency medical technicians.

Exclusion Criteria:

any trainees unwilling to receive simulation-based training

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00690144

Contacts

Contact: Chih-Wei Yang, M.D.

886-2-2312-3456 ext 1426

cwyang100@ntu.edu.tw

Locations

Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital	Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan
Contact: Chih-Wei Yang, M.D. 886-2-2312-3456 ext 1426 cwyang100@ntu.edu.tw

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

Study Director:

Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD

National Taiwan University Hospital

More Information

Responsible Party:	National Taiwan University Hospital ( Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD )
Study ID Numbers:	200803078R
Study First Received:	May 28, 2008
Last Updated:	June 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00690144
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

simulation
medical education
performance of clinical reasoning and skills

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Healthy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009