Does Instruction on Cognitive Aid Use Improve Performance and Retention of Skills?

NCT ID: NCT01646372

Last Updated: 2017-04-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether formal instruction on the use of cognitive aids in managing a crisis will result in better longterm retention of knowledge and skills. In particular, this study examines the impact of cognitive aid teaching on the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Long-term Retention of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control Group

This group gets a simulation based ACLS refresher as treatment, but no access to cognitive aids for any of the tests.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by practice simulated megacodes

2nd Control Group

This group receives a standard Simulation based ACLS refresher as the intervention, like the control group. No mention is made of Cognitive Aids in the teaching, but they are available during the post-test and retention post-test.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by practice simulated megacodes

Cognitive Aid Group

This group receives Cognitive Aid based teaching as the intervention. They also have access to cognitive aids for post-test and retention post-test

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Aid based ACLS Refresher training

Intervention Type OTHER

45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by simulated ACLS megacode practice focused on the use of Cognitive Aids to guide management.

Interventions

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Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching

45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by practice simulated megacodes

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive Aid based ACLS Refresher training

45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by simulated ACLS megacode practice focused on the use of Cognitive Aids to guide management.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Post-graduate Medical trainee in departments of Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine
* Has taken ACLS Course at least once

Exclusion Criteria

* Never taken ACLS Course
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Academy for Innovation in Medical Education

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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OHRI-20120006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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