The Efficacy of Simulation Manikins in the Military Medics Training

Czech Technical University in Prague

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: War-Related Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: Conventional versus simulation manikin training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05612828

VentRes-2022-01-JP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins.

Full description

With the development of modern hi-tech manikins and their growing popularity in the training of "civilian" medics, the possibilities of their application in the training of military medics are emerging. The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins. In addition to monitoring the particular professional performance of the trainees, changes in basic physiological functions, including the endocrinological response to stress conditions, will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• active soldier during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Exclusion criteria

• not willing to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional training

Experimental group

Description:

Combat Life Savers trained by conventional combat medicine approach.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional versus simulation manikin training

Simulation manikin training

Experimental group

Description:

Training based on principles of simulation medicine.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional versus simulation manikin training