Evaluation of Drug Display in Critical Care Setting

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Decision Making

Treatments: Device: medication monitor

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00715507

1R43GM066615-01A2 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

10599

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the clinical utility of the graphical medication monitor, results of the anesthetics for which the display was present will be compared to the results of the anesthetics in which there was no display.

Full description

This study has two objectives: First, before the medication monitor is shown to anesthesiologists in a clinical setting, the PKPD models must be validated to assess the clinical reliability of the model-based predictions for patients undergoing general anesthesia. Second, once the PKPD models have been successfully validated, presenting it to anesthesiologists during administration of anesthesia will assess the impact of the graphical medication monitor. Differences in performance and patient care will be determined by comparing anesthesiologists who are presented with the monitor to those who care for patients without the monitor.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Board certified attending anesthesiologists at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and supervised anesthesiology residents and have been trained on the graphic display

Exclusion criteria

• Board certified attending anesthesiologists at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and supervised anesthesiology residents that have not been trained on the graphic display

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

For the phase of the study in which the utility of the graphical medication monitor is assessed, the monitor will not be shown to anesthesiologists placed in the control condition.

2

Description:

In the experimental condition, anesthesiologists will be shown the medication monitor to aid their expertise and decision-making.

Treatment:

Device: medication monitor