Effectiveness, Feasibility, and skill retention rate of integrated simulation-based training to improve the quality of newborn resuscitation and clinical outcomes in Ethiopia

Effectiveness, Feasibility, and skill retention rate of integrated simulation-based training to improve the quality of newborn resuscitation and clinical outcomes in Debre Birhan public health facilities, Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202605670069858

Enrollment

630

Registered

2026-05-04

Start date

2024-02-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Paediatrics

Interventions

Standared or currently practice neonatal resuscitation training

Simulation based traning enhanced with real time feedback system

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women who gave birth to asphyxiated babies were included. All the health care providers working in selected facilities, available for training sessions, and consented to participate were eligible for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women carrying a lethal congenital anomaly and newborns with congenital malformations that interfered with the placement of the NeoBeat device were excluded from the study. Healthcare providers unavailable during the data collection period (due to annual leave or maternity leave) were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adverse neonatal outcomes—a composite measure including: Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes Admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Early neonatal death (within 7 days of birth ;Skill retention rate among trained healthcare providers	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility of the intervention	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactBirhan Tsegaw

Lecurer Debre Berhan university

tsegawbirhan2@gmail.com+251912671560

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026