In Situ Simulation Training in Transferring Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

University of Indonesia (UI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Simulation of Physical Illness; COVID-19 Respiratory Infection

Treatments: Procedure: Simulation Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05113823

IndonesiaUAnes122

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to determine the role of in situ simulation training during a pandemic by using standard and high-fidelity mannequins to improve interprofessional communication, skills, and teamwork in transferring critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Full description

Fourty subjects were randomly allocated into two large groups, the High Fidelity Simulator group and the Low Fidelity Simulator group. Each group was divided into small groups, consist of 2 doctors and 3 nurses. All subjects underwent the same interactive lectures, and two sessions of in-situ simulation according to their assign group. In-situ simulation and debriefing were performed by implementing appropriate personal protective equipment and social distancing. At the end of each simulation session, each group would underwent a debriefing session, which was performed by an experience instructor. The first simulation was aimed to teach participants skills and steps in transporting critically-ill COVID-19 patients according to the hospital check-list. While the second simulation was aimed to assess skills, team work and communication that participants had learned from the previous simulation, by using assessment tools that had been developed before. In addition to comparing each point in the assessment tool between the two groups, the points that had been earned were also added up to get the overall points for total skills, cooperation and communication score. At the end of the session, learner immediate feedback were also collected using an online feedback form, which provided accountability for attendance, content learning, and course evaluation feedback.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• in good physical condition
• had no history of involving in COVID-19 patients care
• willing to become study subject

Exclusion criteria

• doesn't want to become study subject

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

High Fidelity Simulator

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will receive training using high fidelity simulator

Treatment:

Procedure: Simulation Training

Low Fidelity Simulator

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will receive training using low fidelity simulator

Treatment:

Procedure: Simulation Training