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NCT Number: NCT02401711

How Should Surgical Residents Be Educated About Patient Safety

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two methods, safety curriculum in addition to online training alone, for teaching patient safety to surgery residents. Despite multiple studies evaluating educational safety curricula, the best methods for teaching residents about patient safety is unknown. It is hypothesized that empowering surgery residents to actively engage in behaviors to increase patient safety may lead to a higher quality perioperative care and communication.

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Key information

Conditions

Medical Education Educational Safety Curriculum Patient Safety Surgical Resident

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All surgery residents at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, from post-graduate year (PGY)-1 to PGY-5.

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-surgery residents at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Treatment and study plan

Education - BIPS course

Behavioral

The guiding principles behind the BIPS program include: (1) explaining how complex systems cause human error and how human error can lead to patient harm in complex systems; (2) diagnosing human error and identifying a prevention behavior for each of the three types: skill, rule, and knowledge; and (3) preventing error by promoting safety behaviors, such as having attention to detail, communicating clearly, having a questioning attitude, and speaking up for safety

Formal safety curriculum

Behavioral

The educational program is designed to improve patient safety by informing residents about safe operating room behaviors.

Ongoing evaluation and feedback

Behavioral

The feedback program is designed to encourage the use of safe behaviors and to discourage unsafe behaviors taught in the workshops.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in safety culture as measured by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ)

    Time frame: Baseline, One year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Learner satisfaction, knowledge, and behaviors as measured by the Oxford Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS) system

    Time frame: One year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Other

Registry information

Official study title

How Should Surgical Residents Be Educated About Patient Safety in the Operating Room: a Pilot Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 30, 2015
Registry last updated
Oct 30, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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