Does training with an epidural simulator improve performance of epidural analgesia amongst novice trainee anaesthetists?

ISRCTN ISRCTN65954729
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN65954729
Secondary identifying numbers N0231111990
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
13/04/2011
Recruitment status
Stopped
Overall study status
Stopped
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Michael Wee
Scientific

Anaesthetic Department
Poole Hospital NHS Trust
Longfleet Road
Poole, Dorset
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom

Phone +44 01202 442443
Email m.wee@virgin.net

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesDo senior house officers (SHOs) in anaesthesia who have received training with an epidural simulator perform epidural analgesia better than those who have not?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSurgery: Anaesthesia
InterventionRandomised controlled trial.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measureFailure rate in the first 25 epidurals inserted by each SHO.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/02/2002
Completion date01/12/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)Lack of staff/facilities/resources

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants62
Key inclusion criteria62 SHOs in anaesthesia in their first 12 months of training working at the five participating hospitals.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/02/2002
Date of final enrolment01/12/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Anaesthetic Department
Poole, Dorset
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan