Mental Rehearsal in Emergency Cricothyroidotomy Training

NCT07625072 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: KB/68/2026
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Medical staff at the clinic will participate in standard cricothyroidotomy training supplemented with structured mental rehearsal exercises in order to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of this approach as a training tool.

Conditions

Medical Training; Cricothyroidotomy; Difficult Airway; Airway Management

Keywords

Mental Rehearsal; Mental Training; eFONA (Emergency Front of Neck Airway); Cricothyroidotomy; Airway Management; Critical care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

  Participants' procedural performance will be assessed using a standardized Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The total score will be expressed as the percentage of correctly performed procedural steps. Scores range from 0% to 100%, with higher scores indicating better procedural performance.

  6 months after enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Procedure completion time

  6 months after entrollment

• Self-assessed procedural competencies and perceived stress during cricothyroidotomy (individual questionnaire items).

  6 months after enrollment

Study Arms (2)

Routine Training + Mental Rehearsal

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will undergo standard emergency cricothyrotomy training supplemented with structured mental rehearsal exercises integrated into the routine educational program

Other: Mental Training

Routine Training

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will undergo standard emergency cricothyrotomy training without additional mental rehearsal exercises

Interventions

Mental Training OTHER

Structured mental rehearsal exercises integrated into the routine educational program.

Routine Training + Mental Rehearsal

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Medical personnel, including anesthesiology and intensive care specialists, residents, and nursing staff employed within Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Departments of the Medical University of Warsaw network.
• No prior experience with the use of Mental Rehearsal techniques in performing emergency cricothyroidotomy.
• Informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Medical personnel involved in the training process of study participants in emergency cricothyroidotomy, including instructors, assisting staff, and examiners.
• Previous experience with the use of Mental Rehearsal techniques for acquiring competencies in performing emergency cricothyroidotomy.
• Lack of informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Warsaw: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, 02-091, Poland

Location

Study Officials

• Agata Stężewska, MD

  Medical University of Warsaw

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Agata Stężewska, MD

CONTACT

+48 882068582; agata.stezewska@uckwum.pl

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2026
• First Posted: June 4, 2026
• Study Start: June 8, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Last Updated: June 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

PL (1)