Plain English Summary
Background and study aims
The Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, and Exposure (ABCDE) approach is widely recommended and taught in many resuscitation courses. In this study we assess the adherence to the ABCDE algorithm and whether this is affected by the instruction method used to teach this approach in healthcare professionals who work with new born babies (neonates).
Who can participate?
Neonatal healthcare providers (nurses, ward physicians, and consultants) of all ages, employed at the Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
What does the study involve?
Performing neonatal advanced life support (NALS) scenarios on a manikin and determining to what extent the professionals follow the ABCDE approach during such simulated resuscitations, and whether or not the adherence to the ABCDE structure differs between professionals who are trained regarding the ABCDE structure by means of a lecture or through a video-based instruction.
What are the benefits and risks of participating?
There are no risks involved in this study. The benefit for the partaking professionals may be that they are better trained in the ABCDE approach by one of the two instructional methods.
Where is the study run from?
The simulation facility of the tertiary care perinatal center (Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands).
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
May 2017 to January 2018
Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded
Who is the main contact?
Mathijs Binkhorst, mathijs.binkhorst@radboudumc.nl
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mr Mathijs Binkhorst
ORCID ID
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5824-6121
Contact details
Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10
Nijmegen
6525 GA
Netherlands
+31 651225283
mathijs.binkhorst@radboudumc.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
Nil known
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Nil known
Protocol/serial number
Nil known
Study information
Scientific title
Adherence to the ABCDE approach in relation to the method of instruction: a randomized controlled simulation study
Acronym
ABCDE
Study hypothesis
We want to investigate to what extent neonatal healthcare professionals follow or adhere to the ABCDE structure (also referred to as ABCDE approach or algorithm) during simulated neonatal advanced life support (NALS) scenarios. In addition, we want to determine whether this adherence is different between professionals trained in this strcuture by means of a lecture or through video-based instruction (VBI).
Ethics approval
Approved 19/06/2017, Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Radboud UMC (Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; +31-24-3613154; commissiemensgebondenonderzoek@radboudumc.nl), ref: 2017-3513
Study design
Single-center single-blinded randomized controlled simulation study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
No participant information sheet available
Condition
Adherence to guideline among neonatal healthcare professionals during the simulated resuscitation of newborns.
Intervention
Participants are randomly assigned to the two study groups, using sequentially numbered opaque sealed envelopes by an independent third party, with an allocation ratio of 1:1.
One group of professionals receives training/instruction regarding the ABCDE algorithm by means of a conventional (PowerPoint) lecture (20-30 min in duration, provided by an experienced simulation specialist).
The other group receives a video-based instruction (15 min, video specifically recorded for this study, showing peer professionals performing the ABCDE approach, just like the lecture only available on study days, not online or elsewhere).
All participants then perform neonatal advanced life support scenarios in the simulation facility of our tertiary perinatal care center (Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands). During these scenarios, they systematically evaluate the condition of simulated, vitally unstable neonatal patients using the ABCDE structure. All scenarios are videotaped for later ananlysis.
Intervention type
Behavioural
Phase
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Adherence to the ABCDE structure/approach is measured by a specifically trained video observer with an assessment instrument/scoring list, which was specifically developed and validated for this study. This video-based scoring procedure takes place several weeks after the scenarios are performed.
Secondary outcome measures
1. Adherence of each profession category (nurses, ward physicians, fellows/neonatologists) to the ABCDE approach, measured using the abovementioned assessment instrument, at the same time point (several weeks after the actual scenarios)
2. Adherence to the domains (A, B, C, D, E) of the ABCDE approach, measured using the abovementioned assessment instrument, at the same time point (several weeks after the actual scenarios)
Overall trial start date
18/05/2017
Overall trial end date
24/01/2018
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Neonatal healthcare professionals of all ages, working at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and/or high care (HC) of the Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Participant type
Health professional
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Based on a sample size estimation, the target total number of participants was 42 (21 per group)
Total final enrolment
92
Participant exclusion criteria
Participant refuses to give permission to use his/her videotaped scenarios for study purposes
Recruitment start date
12/06/2017
Recruitment end date
24/01/2018
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
Radboud University Medical Center Amalia Children's Hospital
Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10
Nijmegen
6525 GA
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
Amalia Kinderziekenhuis
Sponsor details
Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10
Nijmegen
6525 GA
Netherlands
+31 243614430
heidy.verbeet@radboudumc.nl
Sponsor type
Hospital/treatment centre
Website
Funders
Funder type
Other
Funder name
Investigator initiated and funded
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Planned publication in a journal for the target audience (i.e. resuscitation of medical education journal). All data generated in this study will be incorporated in the manuscript.
IPD sharing statement:
All data generated or analysed during this study will be included in the subsequent results publication
Intention to publish date
01/12/2020
Participant level data
Other
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Not applicable.