Patient Outcomes in Simulation Education (POISE) Intravenous (IV) and Lumbar Puncture (LP) Multi-institution Protocol

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01548547

Acronym

POISE

Enrollment

210

Registered

2012-03-08

Start date

2008-06-30

Completion date

2009-03-31

Last updated

2024-04-19

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Conditions

Infant Lumbar Puncture

Keywords

intravenous line, simulation education

Brief summary

This study aims to compare the clinical efficacy of multimedia audiovisual training to hands on practice till perfect training for pediatric and emergency medicine residents' procedural skills. This initial study will explore the success rates on infant lumbar puncture and child intravenous access skills in post-graduate year one pediatric residents.

Interventions

OTHERSimulation-based mastery learning

Hands-on coached deliberate practice on a simulator. Training until mastery achieved.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

24 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pediatric interns at POISE network hospitals

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Rate of clinical success with lumbar puncture (LP) procedures	Up to one year	Online performance form
Rate of clinical success with intravenous (IV) procedures	Up to one year	Online performance form

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026