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Skill Retention of Advanced Airway Techniques After Simulation Training

NCT06687395 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2025-09-23

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Summary

Background: FONA (front of neck access) is a surgical airway management technique used in emergency situations, primarily as the "last option" when less invasive airway management methods have failed. The need for FONA is extremely rare, which makes regular training in this skill all the more important.

Study Objective: The objective of this study is to test "skill retention" three to four months after training on different cricothyrotomy models. The goal is to demonstrate that there is no intolerable difference in skill retention, regardless of whether FONA training is conducted on a commercially available cricothyrotomy model or on a self-made model.

Population: The study population consists of 42 participants who are randomly assigned to two groups.

Study Design: All participants begin with the same theoretical input. Following this, they complete training on their assigned practice model before undergoing an initial evaluation. Three to four months after the first evaluation, a reevaluation takes place, this time without any prior training.

Parameters: The primary outcome parameter of the study is the score achieved on the checklist. Secondary outcome parameters include the time from the start of the procedure to the first successful ventilation and subjective assessment using a Likert scale questionnaire. Possible associations between checklist results and factors such as year of training, prior experience, clinical experience, and individual items on the subjective assessment questionnaire will be presented graphically in an exploratory manner and quantified using appropriate correlation coefficients.

Hypothesis: The study aims to show that there is no intolerable difference in skill retention, regardless of whether FONA training takes place on a commercially available cricothyrotomy model or on a self-made model. This would open up the possibility of using cost-effective and readily accessible practice models for effective skill training.

Conditions

  • Educational Problems
  • Critical Incident
  • Emergencies
  • Airway Complication of Anesthesia

Interventions

OTHER

Skill training on different models

Skill training on different models (medium/high fidelity vs. self-made model)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bernhard Rössler, Prof.,MD,MIH · Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-02
Primary Completion
2025-03-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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