Clinical trial NCT05612828: The Efficacy of Simulation Manikins in the Military Medics Training
Official title: The Efficacy of Simulation Manikins in the Military Medics Training
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: War-Related Injuries
Keywords: Combat Life Saver
Simulation Medicine
Stress response
Lead sponsor: Czech Technical University in Prague
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Military University Hospital, Prague
First posted: 2022-11-10
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: randomized control trial
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins.

Detailed description: With the development of modern hi-tech manikins and their growing popularity in the training of "civilian" medics, the possibilities of their application in the training of military medics are emerging. The aim of the study is to verify the applicability of simulation manikin in combat training of military medics. The research will be conducted on healthy volunteers - medics of the Czech Armed Forces, as a part of the compulsory medical courses required for foreign military missions as a "Combat Life Saver". Comparison of the performance of two groups of course participants who were trained using the standard approach versus experiential learning using simulation manikins. In addition to monitoring the particular professional performance of the trainees, changes in basic physiological functions, including the endocrinological response to stress conditions, will be evaluated.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* active soldier during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course

Exclusion Criteria:

* not willing to participate

Primary outcomes:
measure: Duration time of the of use of tourniquet
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Correctness of treatment of severe bleeding
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Duration time of the of use of nasal airway
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Correctness of treatment of airway obstruction
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Duration time of the use of chest seal
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Correctness of treatment of open pneumothorax
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Stress level 1
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: Stress level 2
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: Stress level 3
timeFrame: 1 hour
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kladno
country: Czechia
facility: Czech Technical University in Prague
Study officials:
affiliation: Czech Technical University in Prague
name: Karel Roubík, Ph.D.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: McCarthy M. US military revamps combat medic training and care. Lancet. 2003 Feb 8;361(9356):494-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12494-4. No abstract available.