NCT04889001: Sim-II

Ventilation Knowledge and Skills Retention Using a Novel Tool, the Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) Device as an Instant-feedback Tool

Status unknown NA Last updated 17 May 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Simulation enhanced HBB training in Ventilation Skills Acquisition and Retention in 400 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

1 October 2021

Primary endpoint
30 December 2022

30 December 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	400
Start date	1 October 2021
Primary completion	30 December 2022
Estimated completion	30 December 2023

Drugs / interventions tested

• Simulation enhanced HBB training

Conditions studied

• Ventilation Skills Acquisition and Retention — all drugs for Ventilation Skills Acquisition and Retention →
• Ventilation Knowledge Acquisition and Retention — all drugs for Ventilation Knowledge Acquisition and Retention →

Sponsor

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Ventilation Skills Acquisition and Retention or Ventilation Knowledge Acquisition and Retention. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Babies born not breathing at birth require effective gentle ventilation to survive and avert organ damage if initial resuscitation steps such as drying, and stimulation are unsuccessful at facilitating breathing. Training of health workers to impart skills on ventilation is a way to prevent these adverse outcomes. Effective ventilation skills are typically acquired through training programs such as Helping Babies Breath (HBB). However, these ventilation skills quickly decay following training and current skills retention methods such as refresher courses are costly and there is a paucity of skilled human resources to effectively facilitate frequent HBB training courses. This raises the need to explore approaches that are independent of retraining for skills maintenance.

The investigators hypothesize that simulation enhanced HBB training followed by self-administered ventilation practice (SAVP) sessions with the Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) as an electronic coach will result into ventilation skills retention over 12 months. SAVP allows participants to maintain practice and training to enhance skills retention.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.