Effect of Airway Video Library on Intubation in Novices

NCT ID: NCT04956796

Last Updated: 2025-11-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-01

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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Endotracheal intubation requires significant training and expertise. This experience can be quite stressful for novice users. To accelerate the learning curve of newly enrolled trainees to assess and secure airway, the investigators propose supplementing current training techniques with access to an airway video library consisting of real- life clinical videos of airway and endotracheal intubations.

Detailed Description

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Timely and correctly performed endotracheal intubation is important. It can be stressful especially among beginners and requires significant expertise. Studies suggest that endotracheal intubation success rates are below 50% for the first 10 intubations among novices and the learning curve of laryngoscopy does not plateau above a 90% success rate until a mean of 57 attempts. Although simulation, which is currently the mainstay of training for airway management help orient a novice user, it is siloed from the actual experience. Endotracheal intubation requires significant training and expertise. This experience can be quite stressful for novice users. To accelerate the learning curve of newly enrolled trainees to assess and secure airway, the investigators propose supplementing current training techniques with access to an airway video library consisting of real- life clinical videos of airway and endotracheal intubations.

Conditions

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Anesthesia Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group A

At the beginning of Phase 1, participants from Group A will be exposed to the video airway library in addition to the conventional airway training. At the beginning of Phase 2, participants will continue with conventional airway training only. Each phase will last for 1 month.

Airway Video Library Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A video airway library consisting of real-life clinical videos of laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation was developed by the study investigators. This library consists of video clips of normal and easy airways, pediatric airways as well as pathological or difficult airways that is devoid of patient identifying data. The participants of the study group will be exposed to the video library by two learning sessions. Each learning session consists of 1 hour of interactive \& immersive learning of 30 airway videos. At the end of the session, the participants will be oriented to the airway and identify key airway structures, learn to troubleshoot and navigate difficult anatomy, optimize visualization, and use accessory airway equipment.

Conventional Airway Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The endotracheal intubation training Anesthesiology students currently receive routinely as part of their education.

Group B

At the beginning of Phase 1, participants from Group B will be exposed to the conventional airway training only. At the beginning of Phase 2, the participants in Group B will be exposed to the video airway library. Each phase will last for 1 month.

Airway Video Library Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A video airway library consisting of real-life clinical videos of laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation was developed by the study investigators. This library consists of video clips of normal and easy airways, pediatric airways as well as pathological or difficult airways that is devoid of patient identifying data. The participants of the study group will be exposed to the video library by two learning sessions. Each learning session consists of 1 hour of interactive \& immersive learning of 30 airway videos. At the end of the session, the participants will be oriented to the airway and identify key airway structures, learn to troubleshoot and navigate difficult anatomy, optimize visualization, and use accessory airway equipment.

Conventional Airway Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The endotracheal intubation training Anesthesiology students currently receive routinely as part of their education.

Interventions

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Airway Video Library Training

A video airway library consisting of real-life clinical videos of laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation was developed by the study investigators. This library consists of video clips of normal and easy airways, pediatric airways as well as pathological or difficult airways that is devoid of patient identifying data. The participants of the study group will be exposed to the video library by two learning sessions. Each learning session consists of 1 hour of interactive \& immersive learning of 30 airway videos. At the end of the session, the participants will be oriented to the airway and identify key airway structures, learn to troubleshoot and navigate difficult anatomy, optimize visualization, and use accessory airway equipment.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Conventional Airway Training

The endotracheal intubation training Anesthesiology students currently receive routinely as part of their education.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Incoming anesthesia resident (CA-1 year)

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with prior experience of more than 60 intubations
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Tjorvi Perry, MD, MMSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Univeristy of Minnesota Medical School Department of Anesthesiology

Locations

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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STUDY00012340

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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