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NCT Number: NCT06400693

Templates as Cognitive Aids in Emergency Airway Equipment Preparation: the Template Airway Trial

Comparison of preparation times (in seconds) for emergency airway management (equipment only) with and without a template.

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Key information

Conditions

Airway Management

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatine, 55131, Germany

About this study

Comparison of time (in seconds) needed to prepare all necessary equipment for one form of emergency airway management with and without a template. Participants will be randomized to "preparation with template (A)" and "preparation without template (B)" and all participants will be measured twice for both arms A and B, however, evaluation will take place on two separate days. Methods of airway management evaluated will be endotracheal intubation, supraglottic airway device and oral fiberoptic intubation, with a total of three measurements per participant per study day and two study days per participant. Participants will be nurses in the intensive care unit and, as a control group, anesthesia nurses will also be evaluated in order to factor in the effects of experience. The study will take place in the usual work environment of participants and with the standard equipment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 years and older
  • written informed consent
  • Qualification as a nurse (ICU or anesthesia)
  • employed with University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

Endotracheal Intubation

Other

Preparation of all necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation

Supraglottic Airway

Other

Preparation of all necessary equipment for laryngeal mask

Primary outcomes

  1. Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation between both groups

    Time frame: Defined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended

    Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device between both groups

    Time frame: Defined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended

    Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device with and without template

  2. Number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubation

    Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention

    Comparison of number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template

  3. Number of missing equipment for supraglottic airway between groups

    Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention

    Comparison of missing equipment for supraglottic airway with and without template

  4. Number of wrong size/equipment between groups

    Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention

    Comparison of number of wrong size/equipment with and without template

  5. Nasa Task Load Index

    Time frame: immediately after completion of all 3 assigned interventions on each study day

    Comparison of work load using Nasa Task Load Index questionnaire with and without template

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation and Comparison of Cognitive Aids in Emergency Airway Equipment Preparation: the Randomized, Controlled Template Airway Trial

Acronym: TemplateAirway

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 6, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 20, 2025

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