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NCT Number: NCT03008863

Educating Anesthesia Residents to Improve Perioperative Care for the Elderly

1. The investigators will design, test and implement a education curriculum for anesthesia residents teaching geriatric anesthesiology. 2. The investigators will randomize 42 anesthesia residents so that half receive an innovative, e-learning curriculum while the other half receives the current standard curriculum. We will assess their medical knowledge, and the amount of anesthesia delivered to patients after the curriculum is implemented. 3. The investigators will analyze any changes in clinical practice of residents in the care of elderly patients. Enrollment will be voluntary for all residents. Also, the investigators will not interfere with clinical management of any patients by residents which are done under direct supervision of faculty.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Duke Anesthesiology Resident
  • Willing to comply with study activities and guidelines

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to comply with study activities and guidelines

Treatment and study plan

Education

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. average minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) fraction in patients over age 65 given general anesthesia by residents

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. change in residents' geriatric anesthesia knowledge base to be measured using a pre- and post-test

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. mean bispectral index value in patients over age 65 given monitored sedation by residents

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. frequency of use of medications known to increase delirium risk given to patients over age 65 by residents

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. mean doses of medications known to increase delirium risk given to patients over age 65 by residents

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 4, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 24, 2018

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