Simulation-based Learning for Neurosurgical Instruments in Perioperative Nurses

NCT ID: NCT03894644

Last Updated: 2019-04-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-21

Study Completion Date

2016-05-25

Brief Summary

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Rapid technological advances in the last 20 years have led to the exponential adoption of simulation-based learning in nursing education.

Detailed Description

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Simulation-based learning is designed to engage, challenge and enrich the learner's knowledge base and skill set. It presents the opportunity to experience a variety of clinical scenarios, both common and uncommon, in a safe environment allowing repeated skills training and facilitating the transfer of classroom-knowledge to real situations.Research demonstrates that simulation can improve student engagement and learning and is being increasingly used as an educational strategy for nursing students. This prospective randomized controlled study that was undertaken with the following goals:

1. to investigate the effectiveness of simulation-based training in a large sample of perioperative nurses, measured as nurses' learning progress in the simulation environment;
2. to determine whether the learning acquired through this training is transferable to recognizing real surgical instruments; and
3. to evaluate whether simulation-based learning is retained at least one week.

Conditions

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Focus of Study: Simulation Technology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group A: simulation training before instruments

Group A performed simulation training before the recognition of real surgical instruments.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Simulation technology

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention involves three consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ Instrument Trainer, followed by two consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ for Burr Hole Surgery (https://periopsim.com).

Group B:instruments before simulation training

Group B performed the recognition of real surgical instruments without prior simulation training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Simulation technology

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention involves three consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ Instrument Trainer, followed by two consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ for Burr Hole Surgery (https://periopsim.com).

Interventions

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Simulation technology

The intervention involves three consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ Instrument Trainer, followed by two consecutive sessions of the PeriopSim™ for Burr Hole Surgery (https://periopsim.com).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Perioperative nurse
* Employed at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center

Exclusion Criteria

-Unable to provide informed consent
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nova Scotia Health Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David Clarke

Neurosurgeon

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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David Clarke

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NSHA

Other Identifiers

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100 Nurses

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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