An Educational Intervention to Improve the Success of Intubation in Newborns Using a Video Laryngoscope by Reducing the Time the Procedure Takes.
NCT ID: NCT06898801
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
140 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-03-31
2027-05-31
Brief Summary
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The skill of placing this breathing tube (intubation) is important for doctors and specialists to learn so that they can confidently perform it in an emergency.
In the past, doctors had more opportunities during their training to learn and practice this with supervision from seniors. In recent years, babies, thankfully, need to be intubated less frequently and doctors working hours are better regulated. As a result, junior doctors have less chances to perform this skill. There is a need to improve how we teach the procedure of intubating babies to doctors in training to meet the needs of trainees today.
The investigators want to perform a study to help teach doctors in training how to perform intubation of a newborn using a video laryngoscope. The team are looking to assess if showing a short educational video to the doctor and team just before performing an intubation using a video laryngoscope will reduce the time the procedure takes. This is called a "Just-in-Time" video. The investigators aim to demonstrate a benefit by performing a randomised control trial. This means that when a baby requires intubation as decided by their treating doctors, the team will be randomly allocated to view a "Just-in-Time" video before performing the intubation or not. The investigators will then compare the two groups to see if there is a difference in the total time the procedure takes.
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Detailed Description
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The teaching of skills to paediatricians and neonatologists needs to adapt to the changing nature of training. "Just-in-Time" (JiT) educational interventions have been studied in a variety of simulated and clinical environments to improve training or increase success of uncommonly performed procedures by providing a brief educational intervention shortly before performing the procedure . A study by Gizicki et al applied this concept to neonatal intubation in the clinical setting. They randomised 65 residents performing intubation to receive a Just-in-Time manikin based low fidelity simulation session or a 5-minute video just before performing an intubation. They did not demonstrate a difference in overall intubation success rates between these groups although intubation success rates in both groups were higher than baseline. Intubation in this study was performed using both direct and video laryngoscopy. It has been demonstrated that video laryngoscopy (VL) improves neonatal intubation success, but the method of intubation differs from standard laryngoscopy and there is a learning curve for operators using this device initially. Given that video laryngoscopic intubation is likely to become the standard of care, there is a need to train operators to use this device correctly in order to benefit from its greater utility.
A recent study performed in the National Maternity Hospital by Ni Chathasaigh et al examined video recordings of neonatal intubations using VL. The VAN (Video laryngoscopic Analysis of Neonatal Intubations) study recorded the external environment in addition to the internal VL views of the baby's airway. Analysis of these videos highlights common features of successful and unsuccessful attempts. Using the lessons from the VAN study, the investigators propose a study of a novel "Just-in-Time" educational video to improve intubation performance by reducing the total time required from insertion of the laryngoscope to successful intubation. The "Just-in-Time" video will supplement an intubation checklist and will concentrate on the key aspects of intubation; anatomy, intubator position, cricoid pressure, laryngoscopic technique and supervisor instructions. The "Just-in-Time" video will be directed at the intubator, supervisor and assisting nurse.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Just-in-Time Intervention
The primary intubator, supervising clinician and intubation assistant or nurse will view the brief "Just-in-time" video once, immediately prior to performing the intubation with a video laryngoscope. The decision to intubate an infant and who will perform the intubation will be made by the clinical team. Other aspects of the procedure, for example premedications, use of pre-intubation checklist will not change from standard practice.
Just-in-time video training
A "Just-in-time" educational video was designed and produced by the investigating team. Content of the video includes;
* Environmental set up and patient positioning
* Equipment preparation including stylet insertion
* Description of internal anatomy of airway
* Suggested instructional language for supervisors
* Example footage of an intubation
* Tips and common pitfalls
* Guidance for intubation assistant on how to perform "cricoid" pressure
Control
Intubation will be carried out as per current standard practice with supervision of trainee by senior clinician or initial intubation by senior clinician.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Just-in-time video training
A "Just-in-time" educational video was designed and produced by the investigating team. Content of the video includes;
* Environmental set up and patient positioning
* Equipment preparation including stylet insertion
* Description of internal anatomy of airway
* Suggested instructional language for supervisors
* Example footage of an intubation
* Tips and common pitfalls
* Guidance for intubation assistant on how to perform "cricoid" pressure
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* If it is deemed by the treating clinical team that the clinical scenario does not allow time for the intervention e.g. cardiac arrest
1 Year
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Maternity Hospital, Ireland
OTHER
University College Dublin
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Anna E Curley
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital. University College Dublin
Eoin O'Currain
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital. University College Dublin
Locations
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Department of Neonatology, The National Maternity Hospital
Dublin, , Ireland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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O'Keeffe AG, Ambler G, Barber JA. Sample size calculations based on a difference in medians for positively skewed outcomes in health care studies. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2017 Dec 2;17(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0426-1.
Kothari R, Hodgson KA, Davis PG, Thio M, Manley BJ, O'Currain E. Time to desaturation in preterm infants undergoing endotracheal intubation. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2021 Nov;106(6):603-607. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319509. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
Foran J, Moore CM, Ni Chathasaigh CM, Moore S, Purna JR, Curley A. Nasal high-flow therapy to Optimise Stability during Intubation: the NOSI pilot trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2023 May;108(3):244-249. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324649. Epub 2022 Oct 28.
Ni Chathasaigh CM, Dunne EA, Geraghty LE, O'Donnell CPF, O'Currain E, Curley AE. Video analysis of neonatal intubations using video laryngoscopy: a prospective comparison of clinical practice with resuscitation guidelines. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Aug 19;110(5):479-484. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327723.
O'Shea JE, Loganathan P, Thio M, Kamlin COF, Davis PG. Analysis of unsuccessful intubations in neonates using videolaryngoscopy recordings. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018 Sep;103(5):F408-F412. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313628. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
Corder W, Nelin T, Ades AM, Flibotte J, Laverriere E, Daly Guris R, Soorikian L, Foglia EE. Association between video laryngoscopy characteristics and successful neonatal tracheal intubation: a prospective study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Dec 20;110(1):91-95. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326992.
Ni Chathasaigh CM, O'Currain E, Curley AE. Variations in newborn airway management. Ir Med J. 2023 May 18;116(5):776. No abstract available.
Lingappan K, Neveln N, Arnold JL, Fernandes CJ, Pammi M. Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in neonates. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 12;5(5):CD009975. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009975.pub4.
Riva T, Engelhardt T, Basciani R, Bonfiglio R, Cools E, Fuchs A, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Greif R, Habre W, Huber M, Petre MA, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Theiler L, Disma N; OPTIMISE Collaboration. Direct versus video laryngoscopy with standard blades for neonatal and infant tracheal intubation with supplemental oxygen: a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2023 Feb;7(2):101-111. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00313-3. Epub 2022 Nov 24.
Geraghty LE, Dunne EA, Ni Chathasaigh CM, Vellinga A, Adams NC, O'Currain EM, McCarthy LK, O'Donnell CPF. Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Urgent Intubation of Newborn Infants. N Engl J Med. 2024 May 30;390(20):1885-1894. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2402785. Epub 2024 May 5.
Gizicki E, Assaad MA, Masse E, Belanger S, Olivier F, Moussa A. Just-In-Time Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation Simulation Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2023 Oct;261:113576. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113576. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
McKay J, Wasserman M, Monuteaux MC, Hirsch AW, Nagler J. Just-in-time procedural training for pediatric emergency medicine trainees: A randomized educational interventional trial. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Jun 22;7(3):e10886. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10886. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Braga MS, Tyler MD, Rhoads JM, Cacchio MP, Auerbach M, Nishisaki A, Larson RJ. Effect of just-in-time simulation training on provider performance and patient outcomes for clinical procedures: a systematic review. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2015 Oct 5;1(3):94-102. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2015-000058. eCollection 2015.
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Other Identifiers
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EC44.2024
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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