Effect of Education on Resident Physician Knowledge of Sepsis

NCT02927054 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 00075424
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 239
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

A questionnaire was provided, including clinical vignettes and free text answers, to assess and evaluate the ability of resident physicians to identify systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, and severe sepsis. Questionnaire scores were compared between specialties. A whole-hospital educational campaign was provided with the aim to improve sepsis recognition, and the questionnaire survey was repeated after one year to assess the effect of the education on the recognition of sepsis.

Conditions

Sepsis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in sepsis recognition and treatment survey score

  Questionnaire scores assessing sepsis recognition and treatment at baseline compared to a similar survey following one year of whole-hospital educational campaign, across groups of residents of different training backgrounds

  Baseline and 1 Year

Study Arms (5)

Internal Medicine Residents

OTHER

Sepsis education provided to internal medicine residents

Other: Sepsis Education

Emergency Medicine Residents

OTHER

Sepsis education provided to emergency medicine residents

Other: Sepsis Education

Orthopedic Residents

OTHER

Sepsis education provided to orthopedic residents

Other: Sepsis Education

Neurosurgery Residents

OTHER

Sepsis education provided to neurosurgery residents

Other: Sepsis Education

General Surgery Residents

OTHER

Sepsis education provided to general surgery residents

Other: Sepsis Education

Interventions

Sepsis Education OTHER

Education provided to hospital residents for the recognition and treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis and severe sepsis

Emergency Medicine Residents; General Surgery Residents; Internal Medicine Residents; Neurosurgery Residents; Orthopedic Residents

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Resident physician in an University of Utah training program

You may not qualify if:

• Not willing to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Utah: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Poeze M, Ramsay G, Gerlach H, Rubulotta F, Levy M. An international sepsis survey: a study of doctors' knowledge and perception about sepsis. Crit Care. 2004 Dec;8(6):R409-13. doi: 10.1186/cc2959. Epub 2004 Oct 14.

  PMID: 15566585 BACKGROUND

• Assuncao M, Akamine N, Cardoso GS, Mello PV, Teles JM, Nunes AL, Maia MO, Rea-Neto A, Machado FR; SEPSES Study Group. Survey on physicians' knowledge of sepsis: do they recognize it promptly? J Crit Care. 2010 Dec;25(4):545-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.03.012. Epub 2010 Jun 19.

  PMID: 20646902 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sepsis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Inflammation; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Shock

Study Officials

• Devin J Horton, MD

  University of Utah

  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: October 5, 2016
• First Posted: October 6, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: October 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share