NCT04659395

How to Develop a Training Program for Nurses in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block

Completed NA Last updated 9 December 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Emergency nurses in Hip Fractures in 5 participants. Completed in 11 November 2020.

Timeline

19 September 2019

Primary endpoint
30 January 2020

11 November 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	5
Start date	19 September 2019
Primary completion	30 January 2020
Estimated completion	11 November 2020
Sites	1 location across Norway

Drugs / interventions tested

• Emergency nurses

Conditions studied

• Hip Fractures — all drugs for Hip Fractures →
• Ultrasound Therapy; Complications — all drugs for Ultrasound Therapy; Complications →
• Pain, Acute — all drugs for Pain, Acute →

Sponsor

Sykehuset i Vestfold HF — full company profile →

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Hip Fractures or Ultrasound Therapy; Complications. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In this study the intervention consists of a one-day-training program for nurses and three supervised ultrasound guided femoral nerve block (UGFNB) per registered nurse.

The training consists of an instruction movie, one-day on-site-simulation and practical examination. The nurses are watching an instruction video and review current local guidelines for UGFNB in advance. The one-day training is situated in a simulation center and consists of theoretical and practical training divided into; infection prevention, anatomy, use of ultrasound and prevention and treatment of complications. A ultrasound model (Gen II Femoral Vascular Access and Regional Anesthesia Ultrasound Training Model) and a living human model is used to examine the femoral nerve and the neighboring structures using ultrasound. At the end of the one-day course, the nurses attends a practical examination with the researchers and anesthesiologists observing, to assure that they could perform the UGFNB procedure correctly. To pass the exam and be able to move on to the supervised blocks in real patients, there has to be a consensus between the researchers and anesthesiologist that they had sufficient knowledge and practical skills. 1) Sterile procedure 2) Management of the ultrasound machine and oral description of the anatomic surroundings in the groin area 3) Preparation of the local anesthetics and performance of an UGFNB. They also have to do an oral presentation in how they would perform a cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure and how to manage complications / toxic reactions. Approved exam required at least seven points. This study will explore if a one-day course as described above is adequate, sufficient and maintains the safety framework of performing UGFNB in nurses

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.