NCT03600298

Simulation Training of Closed-Loop Communication (CLC)

Does Simulation Enhance Closed-Loop Communication in the Clinical Setting of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Open interventional before and after study on the effect of on-site full-scale simulation with a subsequent course follow-up and a three month follow-up observation pertaining to behavioural changes in communication of the paediatric intensive care unit staff that is participating in the on-site simulation training.

Detailed description

Closed-Loop Communication (CLC) is a proposed, taught and practiced Crisis Resource Management (CRM) strategy thought to be effective for enhancing patient safety by enforcing reiteration and clarity, thus reducing ambiguity during verbal communication among health care providers. The transfer of this CRM strategy into clinical practice seems to require recurring exposure. Teaching and training is needed to help health care providers develop routine in communicating. This training is most effective if practiced in the clinical setting that is familiar to the health care provider (in situ simulation). As trainees become more proficient, the ultimate goal is to integrate Closed-Loop Communication into daily habits of verbal interaction in every health care setting. One way to practice the utilization of Closed-Loop Communication is simulation. The investigators seek to investigate if simulation participants can incorporate CRM strategies such as Closed-Loop Communication into their communication repertoire. This shall serve as an example of attitude transfer following a simulation based learning experience.The primary study objective is to measure the success of simulation training for increasing Closed-Loop Communication as a behavioural change in the clinical setting.

Conditions

• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Closed Loop Communication
• In-situ Simulation
• Behavioral Changes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Simulation	Intervention phase: Study participants will be subjected to on-site simulation training focusing on communication, including CRM and non-technical skills in the PICU setting.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-31
• Completion: 2018-01-25
• First posted: 2018-07-26
• Last updated: 2018-07-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland