The aim of the study is to investigate whether a voice activated cognitive aid can improve performance in a simulated emergency front-of-neck access scenario. This skill is ideally practiced on an annual basis by anaesthetists in training, with a variety of usually low-fidelity simulation used. The addition of the Alexa cognitive aid is a novel step with the aim of improving adherence to the recommended steps required to successfully complete the procedure. One arm of this study will be introduced to the Alexa checklist in advance of performing the procedure prior to crossover, whereas the second arm will not (subject to standard anaesthetic training).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
34
The intervention is the use of of a cognitive aid to determine the efficacy of the aid in completing the steps correctly.
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGThe number of critical steps missed.
What critical steps were missed
Time frame: 6 months
All critical steps completed
What critical steps were completed
Time frame: 6 months
Hypoxic time (interval between SpO2 first <94% to recover >=94% - explicitly timed gradual decrease in saturations)
What was the hypoxic time
Time frame: 6 months
A measure of participant workload (e.g. NASA-TLX) as perceived and completed by the participant after each arm.
Workload time versus perceived time per participant
Time frame: 6 months
A measure of team working (e.g. ANTS score) for each individual procedure
Actual measure per participant per procedure
Time frame: 6 months
A measure of participant's subjective experience (e.g. qualitative analysis of participant feedback on the device)
Feedback from each participant about the device
Time frame: 6 months
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