NCT02414191

Brief Summary

The investigators aim to assess the impact of benchmarked and ranked feedback on anesthesiologists' perioperative temperature management and subsequent patient outcomes.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
45

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2015

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 19, 2015

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 10, 2015

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 6, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 6, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

March 24, 2020

Status Verified

March 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

March 19, 2015

Last Update Submit

March 20, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

FeedbackTemperature managementAnesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patient peri-operative temperature

    Within the 30 minutes immediately before or the 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Intraoperative warming device usage perioperative

    intraoperative

  • Patient post-operative surgical site infection (SSI) rate

    Within 30 days of surgery

Study Arms (3)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this study arm will receive no form of feedback.

Benchmarked Feedback

OTHER

Participants in this study arm will receive benchmarked feedback regarding their perioperative temperature management.

Behavioral: Benchmarked Feedback

Ranked Feedback

OTHER

Participants in this study arm will receive ranked feedback regarding their perioperative temperature management.

Behavioral: Ranked Feedback

Interventions

Participants receive data, during the 6 month intervention phase, regarding their monthly temperature management performance in the form of benchmarked feedback, which is the measure of their performance in comparison the standard set by the hospital.

Benchmarked Feedback
Ranked FeedbackBEHAVIORAL

Participants receive data, during the 6 month intervention phase, regarding their monthly temperature management performance in the form of ranked feedback, which is the measure of their performance in comparison to their peers.

Ranked Feedback

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Staff Anesthesiologists at The Ottawa Hospital

You may not qualify if:

  • none

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Boet S, Bryson GL, Taljaard M, Pigford AA, McIsaac DI, Brehaut J, Forster A, Mohamed K, Clavel N, Pysyk C, Grimshaw JM; Canadian Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group. Effect of audit and feedback on physicians' intraoperative temperature management and patient outcomes: a three-arm cluster randomized-controlled trial comparing benchmarked and ranked feedback. Can J Anaesth. 2018 Nov;65(11):1196-1209. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1205-0. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound InfectionHypothermia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wound InfectionInfectionsPostoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsBody Temperature ChangesSigns and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Sylvain Boet, MD, PhD

    The Ottawa Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 19, 2015

First Posted

April 10, 2015

Study Start

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion

April 6, 2018

Study Completion

April 6, 2018

Last Updated

March 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

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