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Proficiency Based Training to Investigate Blood Sampling Errors Including WBIT

NCT03577561 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 137

Last updated 2019-07-09

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Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a Proficiency Based Progression training programme, together with evidence based individual feedback for any residual errors, which has been specifically developed for healthcare professionals performing phlebotomy at Cork University Hospital at reducing blood sampling errors including Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT). This will allow us to internationally address the universal problem of sample mislabeling and WBIT. A pilot project which consisted of PBP delivered to 46 interns commencing work in July 2017 has shown a 47% reduction in haematology errors and a 67% reduction in WBITs in the haematology department. However, the sample size was small to result in a statistically significant reduction in WBITs and the investigators are concerned that the results were undermined by the fact that SHOs were not using the method outlined by the metric and may have influenced the standard practice of interns. This study by training interns and SHOs will be better able to determine the influence of the training programme in reducing error rates.

Conditions

  • Blood Transfusion Complication
  • Wrong Blood in Tube
  • Pre Analytical Blood Sample Errors

Interventions

OTHER

Proficiency Based Progression Training in Phlebotomy

Trainees will receive an online didactic education package and a simulation skill training module. Both of these education and training platforms will be derived from the procedure characterisation and benchmarked on experienced practitioner's performance. Trainees will be required to engage with the education and training platforms in a process of deliberate practice learning until they demonstrate the requisite performance benchmark. Proficiency demonstration will be mandatory before progressing to ward proctored skill supervision on real patients. In addition, the doctors in training will receive ongoing and proximate feedback on their sampling mislabeling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cork University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Patrick Henn

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anthony Gallagher, PhD · University College Cork

  • Mary R Cahill, MD · University College Cork

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-04
Primary Completion
2018-12-04
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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