NCT05854745

Comparison of Virtual Training to In-Person Training of Helping Babies Breathe in Ethiopia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 262 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a program that teaches providers in low- and middle-income countries about neonatal resuscitation. Historically, HBB training was delivered in person. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many subject matter experts were unable to travel to conduct HBB courses. Innovative methods for teaching HBB are needed to promote the acquisition and retention of resuscitation skills and knowledge.

Detailed description

In this non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, medical students, nursing students, and midwifery students will be randomized to receive either standard in-person HBB training (control) or virtual telesimulation training (intervention). The hypothesis is that virtual delivery is as effective as in-person training of HBB content when teaching neonatal resuscitation skills and knowledge to medical, nursing, and midwifery students.

Conditions

• Neonatal Death
• Birth Asphyxia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	HBB Virtual Training	HBB Virtual Training (Intervention): The 2nd edition HBB training course focuses on preparation for birth, routine care for all babies, the Golden Minute, and continued ventilation with normal or slow heart rate. The one-day virtual training will be delivered remotely to participants via Zoom. Facilitators and training materials will be the same in both the control and intervention arms.
BEHAVIORAL	HBB In-person Training	HBB In-Person Training (Control): The 2nd edition HBB training course focuses on preparation for birth, routine care for all babies, the Golden Minute, and continued ventilation with normal or slow heart rate. The one-day in-person training will be delivered in person. Facilitators and training materials will be the same in both the control and intervention arms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-01
• Primary completion: 2023-08-19
• Completion: 2023-10-23
• First posted: 2023-05-11
• Last updated: 2024-11-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ethiopia