NCT04956796

Effect of Airway Video Library on Intubation in Novices

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Endotracheal intubation requires significant training and expertise. This experience can be quite stressful for novice users. To accelerate the learning curve of newly enrolled trainees to assess and secure airway, the investigators propose supplementing current training techniques with access to an airway video library consisting of real- life clinical videos of airway and endotracheal intubations.

Detailed description

Timely and correctly performed endotracheal intubation is important. It can be stressful especially among beginners and requires significant expertise. Studies suggest that endotracheal intubation success rates are below 50% for the first 10 intubations among novices and the learning curve of laryngoscopy does not plateau above a 90% success rate until a mean of 57 attempts. Although simulation, which is currently the mainstay of training for airway management help orient a novice user, it is siloed from the actual experience. Endotracheal intubation requires significant training and expertise. This experience can be quite stressful for novice users. To accelerate the learning curve of newly enrolled trainees to assess and secure airway, the investigators propose supplementing current training techniques with access to an airway video library consisting of real- life clinical videos of airway and endotracheal intubations.

Conditions

• Anesthesia
• Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Airway Video Library Training	A video airway library consisting of real-life clinical videos of laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation was developed by the study investigators. This library consists of video clips of normal and easy airways, pediatric airways as well as pathological or difficult airways that is devoid of patient identifying data. The participants of the study group will be exposed to the video library by two learning sessions. Each learning session consists of 1 hour of interactive \& immersive learning of 30 airway videos. At the end of the session, the participants will be oriented to the airway and identify key airway structures, learn to troubleshoot and navigate difficult anatomy, optimize visualization, and use accessory airway equipment.
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional Airway Training	The endotracheal intubation training Anesthesiology students currently receive routinely as part of their education.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2026-08-01
• First posted: 2021-07-09
• Last updated: 2025-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States