NCT02901197

Brief Summary

The purpose of this dual-site quasi-experimental pilot study is to evaluate if the implementation of an educational intervention paired with an environmental assessment to address accessibility barriers is associated with improvement in staff knowledge and skills, and adherence to national guidelines for use (evaluation in the knowledge transfer framework) in an emergency department (ED) setting.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
902

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2016

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 9, 2016

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 15, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 15, 2016

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 15, 2017

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 17, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

August 22, 2018

Status Verified

August 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

September 9, 2016

Last Update Submit

August 20, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

capnography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Average Monitoring Frequency

    This outcome will reflect the number of patients the staff applied the monitoring to pre and post intervention.

    Pre intervention 3 months and Post intervention about 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Knowledge

    Pre intervention

  • Knowledge

    Post intervention (within 1 month of intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Education and Reminder

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This arm will consist of participants in a location that receive with web based training and exposure to reminder posters in the workplace.

Behavioral: Education and Reminder Posters

Policy Change

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This arm's participants will not receive an active intervention (education and reminders), however, policy change will take place in this location.

Other: Policy Change

Interventions

See arm description

Education and Reminder

See arm description

Policy Change

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Emergency department (ED) staff
  • Staff will include registered nurses, respiratory therapists, technical associates, physicians, physician's assistants and advanced practice nurse practitioners who fulfill the majority of their clinical duties in the ED.

You may not qualify if:

  • Staff who are assigned to work on other units, but who work in the ED on a casual or per diem status will be excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Shah R, Streat DA, Auerbach M, Shabanova V, Langhan ML. Improving Capnography Use for Critically Ill Emergency Patients: An Implementation Study. J Patient Saf. 2022 Jan 1;18(1):e26-e32. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000683.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic FactorsPopulation Characteristics

Study Officials

  • Melissa Langhan, MD

    Yale University Dept of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2016

First Posted

September 15, 2016

Study Start

September 15, 2016

Primary Completion

September 15, 2017

Study Completion

October 17, 2017

Last Updated

August 22, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08