N/A
N=72
Developing a Deliberate Practice Intervention to Recalibrate Physician Heuristics in Trauma Triage
Trauma Injury
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05168579 ↗Enrolled (actual)
72
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants Who Signed up for the Intervention That Completed All 3 Coaching Sessions. — 28; 0; 2; 0 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Deliberate practice (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 25+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Primary completion
- Mar 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Participants Who Signed up for the Intervention That Completed All 3 Coaching Sessions. |
28; 0; 2; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Under-triage |
0.85; 0.51 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Describe Coaching as Acceptable. |
26; 0; 2; 0; 2; 0 | — |
Summary
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of using deliberate practice - goal-oriented training in the presence of a coach who can provide personalized, immediate feedback - to increase engagement. The research design involves recruitment of a national convenience sample of board-certified emergency physicians who will serve as trainees (n=30), pairing of the trainees with a coach, delivery of three 30-minute coaching sessions using the existing games as the training task, and assessment of the effect of the combined intervention on performance in the laboratory. The specific aims are:
1. To assess the fidelity of intervention delivery by measuring coaching skill acquisition, coaching skill drift and protocol adherence.
2. To assess the potential effect size of the intervention by comparing trainee performance on a validated virtual simulation with a control group of physicians (n=30).
3. To assess the acceptability of the intervention by using a mixture of validated instruments and semi-structured debriefing interviews with trainees to assess their engagement with the intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Board certified physicians who work at non-trauma centers in the United States
Exclusion Criteria
Physicians without board certification (i.e., residents). Physicians who work only at trauma centers in the US.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05168579). 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.