Clinical trial NCT01567410: Evaluation of an E-learning Program for Assessing Pressure Ulcer Risk and Pressure Ulcer Classification - a Pilot Study
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of E-learning on Nurses Ability to Assess Patient Risk for Pressure Ulcers and Pressure Ulcer Classification
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Learning
Efficiency
Keywords: e-learning
education
Lead sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Sophies Minde Ortopedi
name: Norwegian Nurses Organisation
First posted: 2012-03-30
Enrollment: 68
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 67
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine wether e-learning is a more effective than traditional classroom teaching at norwegian nurses ability to use the Braden risk assessment scale and pressure ulcer classification.

Detailed description: Most pressure ulcers (PU)can be prevented and assessment of the patient skin and risk factors for pressure ulcers is the first step. Epidemiological studies are also an important element in the prevention of PU and requires consistent registration based on standardized definitions and tools. Staff knowledge is critical in this work. However showed a Norwegian pilot study on the prevalence of PU deficient knowledge among nursing staff in terms reliable classification of PU and PU-assessment of risk. The pilot study showed the need for training to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers and to ensure data quality in future studies.

E-learning is an alternative to traditional courses and will help to streamline and standardize training by allowing a larger number of personnel be reached with this method of training. It is not designed Norwegian e-learning program that addresses the use of risk assessment instrument or classification of PU. We have developed one program to train personnel in the PU-classification and risk assessment and plan to evaluate this. The program will be an important contribution to the PU-prevention as well as the program will be used in the execution of a multicenter prevalence study of PU-prevalence.

Nurses will randomly assign to a lecture, e-learning or to a control group. The lecture and e-learning are based on the same content. The nurses will score five patient cases with braden scale before and after intervention and 20 pictures of pressure ulcers in different categories before and 40 after intervention. The control group will only do a pretest.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* registered nurse and postgraduate nurse working at somatic ward, emergency ward, surgical department, intensive care unit,recovery, nursinghome or homecare

Exclusion Criteria:

* working at maternity ward, pediatric ward, psychiatric ward

Primary outcomes:
measure: Braden scale score
timeFrame: up to 24 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pressure ulcer classification
timeFrame: up to 24 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oslo
country: Norway
facility: Oslo university hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Oslo University Hospital
name: Ida M. Bredesen, PhDcandidate
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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