Communication in the Surgical Environment

NCT07246226 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 7.924.577
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this evidence implementation is to identify whether the implementation of a surgical briefing protocol promotes the strengthening of communication in the surgical environment of safety in the operating room among the orthopedic surgery team, including nurses, nursing technicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anesthesiologists. The main question it seeks to answer is: does the surgical briefing protocol used to promote the strengthening of communication in the surgical environment and safety culture in the operating room comply with best practices? Participants will be asked to complete a baseline audit questionnaire, participate in training on the implementation of the surgical briefing protocol, and subsequently complete a follow-up audit questionnaire.

Conditions

Communication in the Surgical Environment

Keywords

Organizational Culture; Implementation Science; Patient Safety; Surgicenters; Patient Care Team

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of improved safety climate in the operating room

  Quantitative data will be manually entered into a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel®) and subsequently imported into the R program, version 4.2.1. The analysis will be performed using descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency) and mean and standard deviation. Blank items and "not applicable" items will be excluded from the analysis, as will questionnaires with the same answer to all questions. An improvement is considered if the mean is 75 or higher.

  From the registration period until the end of the protocol implementation, in 4 months

Study Arms (1)

surgical team

OTHER

Participants will complete an audit questionnaire before and after the implementation of the surgical briefing protocol.

Behavioral: Surgical communication training

Interventions

Surgical communication training BEHAVIORAL

Seminar on communication in the surgical environment with lectures and training on how to conduct surgical briefings

surgical team

Eligibility Criteria

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cintia Silva Fassarella: lead

Study Sites (1)

UERJ

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Location

Central Study Contacts

Rosilene A Ferreira

CONTACT

5521996756602; rosilene.alvesferreira.uerj@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2025
• First Posted: November 24, 2025
• Study Start: December 20, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2026
• Study Completion: March 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)