The Efficacy of Simulation Manikins in the Military Medics Training

NCT ID: NCT05612828

Last Updated: 2024-02-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-11-07
• Study Completion Date: 2026-12-31

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins.

Detailed Description

With the development of modern hi-tech manikins and their growing popularity in the training of "civilian" medics, the possibilities of their application in the training of military medics are emerging. The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins. In addition to monitoring the particular professional performance of the trainees, changes in basic physiological functions, including the endocrinological response to stress conditions, will be evaluated.

Conditions

War-Related Injuries

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Conventional training

Combat Life Savers trained by conventional combat medicine approach.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional versus simulation manikin training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Two approaches to training Combat Life Savers will be employed and performance of participants will be evaluated.

Simulation manikin training

Training based on principles of simulation medicine.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional versus simulation manikin training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Two approaches to training Combat Life Savers will be employed and performance of participants will be evaluated.

Interventions

Conventional versus simulation manikin training

Two approaches to training Combat Life Savers will be employed and performance of participants will be evaluated.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• active soldier during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Exclusion Criteria

• not willing to participate

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Military University Hospital, Prague

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Czech Technical University in Prague

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Karel Roubík, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Czech Technical University in Prague

Locations

Czech Technical University in Prague

Kladno, , Czechia

Countries

Czechia

References

McCarthy M. US military revamps combat medic training and care. Lancet. 2003 Feb 8;361(9356):494-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12494-4. No abstract available.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 12583953 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

VentRes-2022-01-JP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id