Comparison of Virtual Training to In-Person Training of Helping Babies Breathe in Ethiopia

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neonatal Death; Birth Asphyxia

Treatments: Behavioral: HBB Virtual Training; Behavioral: HBB In-person Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05854745

62973

Details and patient eligibility

About

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a program that teaches providers in low- and middle-income countries about neonatal resuscitation. Historically, HBB training was delivered in person. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many subject matter experts were unable to travel to conduct HBB courses. Innovative methods for teaching HBB are needed to promote the acquisition and retention of resuscitation skills and knowledge.

Full description

In this non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, medical students, nursing students, and midwifery students will be randomized to receive either standard in-person HBB training (control) or virtual telesimulation training (intervention). The hypothesis is that virtual delivery is as effective as in-person training of HBB content when teaching neonatal resuscitation skills and knowledge to medical, nursing, and midwifery students.

Enrollment: 262 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults
• Year IV through year VI medical students, year II to IV nursing students, year II and III midwifery students at Jimma University in Jimma, Ethiopia.

Exclusion criteria

• Minors
• Individuals who are not medical students, nursing students, or midwifery students at Jimma University.
• Individuals who attended a neonatal resuscitation training course in the preceding year.
• Individuals who would be unavailable or unwilling to participate in follow-up study activities throughout the 2-month post-initial training period.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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262 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual HBB Teaching

Experimental group

Description:

HBB Virtual Training (Intervention): Participants will receive a blend of virtual training and telesimulation delivered by pediatricians from Ethiopia. The intervention consists of one day of virtual lectures and didactics from the HBB curriculum and skill assessments using neonatal mannequins.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HBB Virtual Training

In-person HBB Teaching

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive in-person HBB instruction by pediatricians from Ethiopia. The control consists of one day of HBB lectures and didactics and skill assessments using neonatal mannequins.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HBB In-person Training