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N/A N=98 Randomized Single-blind Health Services Research

Improving Teamwork for Neonatal Resuscitation

Teamwork During Neonatal Resuscitation

Enrolled (actual)
98
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Teamwork Event Rate — 9; 10.3; 12.8 teamwork events per minute

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Teamwork training (Behavioral); Standard NRP curriculum (Behavioral); Skills practice with low-fidelity mannequin (Behavioral); Skills practice with high-fidelity mannequin (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex
All
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Primary completion
May 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Teamwork Event Rate
9; 10.3; 12.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Time Spent on Workload Management
89.4; 98.0; 98.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Time Spent on Vigilance
99.6; 99.7; 99.9
SECONDARY
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Quality as Assessed by NRP Performance Score
71.5; 73.4; 72.4
SECONDARY
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Quality as Assessed by Resuscitation Duration
634; 514; 443

Summary

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is the curriculum used to teach providers how to care for newborns in the delivery room. Breakdowns in teamwork and communication contribute to NRP quality problems. Adding teamwork instruction to NRP may be a method to improve communication, teamwork, and the overall quality of neonatal resuscitation. This study uses simulation to incorporate team training into NRP and to evaluate both the effectiveness and duration of the team training. Furthermore, because high fidelity simulation is very expensive and not widely available, we will compare NRP with low fidelity team training to NRP with high fidelity team training. Our hypotheses are: 1. NRP with low fidelity team training results in a) better teamwork, and b) better quality of care compared with standard NRP. 2. NRP with high fidelity team training does not result in better teamwork or better quality of care than NRP with low fidelity simulation. 3. NRP with high fidelity team training does not produce a longer lasting effect on teamwork than NRP with low fidelity simulation.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • New interns that enter pediatrics, family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and emergency medicine.

Exclusion Criteria

-

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00651794). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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