Mobile Virtual Simulation Training in Essential Newborn Care for Healthcare Workers in Low and Middle Income Countries

NCT ID: NCT05551312

Last Updated: 2023-06-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-08-31

Brief Summary

Intrapartum asphyxia and prematurity are the leading causes of neonatal mortality in low and middle income countries. Neonatal resuscitation training reduces asphyxia-related newborn mortality and morbidity, but in the absence of continuing low-dose, high frequency practice, these initial gains rapidly decay. The investigators propose to develop and evaluate innovative mobile virtual simulations for refresher training on neonatal resuscitation and essential newborn care to support the retention of knowledge and skills among health care workers in low and middle income countries.

Detailed Description

The main goal of this study is to improve newborn mortality and morbidity by using affordable and accessible mobile virtual simulations to provide quality skills training and maintenance for healthcare workers in Low/Middle income countries (LMIC). The investigators hypothesize that mobile devices will provide a readily accessible, standardized alternative to in-person training to maintain skills. This study has the following Specific Aims:

Specific Aim 1: Co-develop and pilot test the usability and efficacy of mobile virtual simulations on early newborn care skills among healthcare workers who attend deliveries in community and health facility-based settings.

Specific Aim 2: Evaluate the impact of the mobile virtual essential newborn care (vENC) training on neonatal resuscitation and care educational indicators and performance outcomes among healthcare workers who provide newborn care in community and health facility-based settings.

Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the impact of virtual simulation refresher training on the rates of neonatal mortality in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Nigeria.

Conditions

Resuscitation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention

Virtual Essential Newborn Care (vENC) Training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Essential Newborn Care (vENC) training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Essential Newborn Care Mobile Virtual Reality Simulation

Control

Standard of Care

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Virtual Essential Newborn Care (vENC) training

Essential Newborn Care Mobile Virtual Reality Simulation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Must have a direct clinical role related to newborn care
• Is able and willing to attend and complete study-related engagements

Exclusion Criteria

• Healthcare workers who have received essential newborn care course (ENCC) training within the past 12 months at time of recruitment

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Lagos, Nigeria

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

eHealth4everyone

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rachel Umoren

Associate Professor, School of Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Rachel Umoren

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Washington

Locations

University of Lagos

Lagos, , Nigeria

Countries

Nigeria

Other Identifiers

1R21HD107984

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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STUDY00013179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id