A comparative study of the effectiveness of virtual and face-to-face alarm management training on knowledge and ventilator alarm fatigue

A comparative study of the effectiveness of virtual and face-to-face alarm management education on knowledge and ventilator alarm fatigue

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240707062353N1

Enrollment

135

Registered

2024-07-31

Start date

2024-09-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-26

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Conditions

Life-threatening disorders. Other general symptoms and signs

Interventions

The first intervention group: in-person education through the provision of face-to-face education in the field and training on ventilator alarm management for three sessions of 30 to 45 minutes in gro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have at least a bachelor's degree in nursing. have at least one year of clinical work experience in the internal special care or surgery department except cardiac surgery They have not completed a training course related to mechanical ventilation alarm management in the past year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Leave the intensive care unit before the end of the study for any reason. have not completed the questionnaires completely. Not viewing the training program and not providing feedback to the researcher more than a training video.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge of ventilator alarm management. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The checklist is the knowledge of ventilator alarm management and it contains 20 questions and the total score of the checklist is 0 to 20 and in front of each question there is a yes/no/don't know answer item. The correct item has one point and the item I don't know and the wrong item has zero points. A higher score is a sign of better knowledge to manage ventilator alarms.;Alarm fatigue. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Alarm Fatigue questionnaires includes 13 items on a five-point Likert scale including (never = zero, rarely = 1, sometimes = 2, often = 3, always = 4). . Statements 1 and 9 have reverse scoring (never=-4, rarely=-3, sometimes=-2, often=-1 and always=zero). The total scores range from 8 to 44. A higher score indicates a higher level of warning fatigue. A score of 8-20 indicates low fatigue, 21-32 indicates moderate fatigue, and 33-44 indicates severe fatigue.	—

Measure

Time frame

Knowledge of ventilator alarm management. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The checklist is the knowledge of ventilator alarm management and it contains 20 questions and the total score of the checklist is 0 to 20 and in front of each question there is a yes/no/don't know answer item. The correct item has one point and the item I don't know and the wrong item has zero points. A higher score is a sign of better knowledge to manage ventilator alarms.;Alarm fatigue. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Alarm Fatigue questionnaires includes 13 items on a five-point Likert scale including (never = zero, rarely = 1, sometimes = 2, often = 3, always = 4). . Statements 1 and 9 have reverse scoring (never=-4, rarely=-3, sometimes=-2, often=-1 and always=zero). The total scores range from 8 to 44. A higher score indicates a higher level of warning fatigue. A score of 8-20 indicates low fatigue, 21-32 indicates moderate fatigue, and 33-44 indicates severe fatigue.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNeda Sanaie

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

nedasanaie@ymail.com+98 21 8865 5366

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026