Patient Outcomes in Simulation Education (POISE) Intravenous (IV) and Lumbar Puncture (LP) Multi-institution Protocol

Columbia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infant Lumbar Puncture

Treatments: Other: Simulation-based mastery learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01548547

AAAE0924

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the clinical efficacy of multimedia audiovisual training to hands on "practice till perfect" training for pediatric and emergency medicine residents' procedural skills. This initial study will explore the success rates on infant lumbar puncture and child intravenous access skills in post-graduate year one pediatric residents.

Enrollment: 210 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 24 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Pediatric interns at POISE network hospitals

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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210 participants in 2 patient groups

LP mastery learning group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Simulation-based mastery learning

IV mastery learning group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Simulation-based mastery learning