Status:

COMPLETED

Task-based Credentialing for Medical Officers in Spinal Anesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ashwini Health System, Gudalur, India

Harvard Center for Global Health, Dubai

Conditions:

Spinal Anesthesia

Task Sharing in Anesthetic Delivery in Areas With Limited Access to Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Test the safety and effectiveness of training medical officers in the provision of spinal anesthesia in a rural hospital context using a non-inferiority randomized trial. The safety and effectiveness...

Detailed Description

The vast majority of the world is without access to surgical and anesthesia care, and a severe workforce shortage is a major contributing factor. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) demons...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for MOs
  • Consent to participate in practical training and clinical trial (consent process will be repeated)
  • Successful completion of the theoretical and simulation training
  • Be deemed safe to continue to practical training by their supervising Anesthesiologist
  • Feel comfortable to proceed to practical training
  • Inclusion criteria for patients
  • Age 18-65
  • Undergoing one of the surgeries noted in supporting document "List of surgeries for patient inclusion criteria" or otherwise deemed appropriate for spinal anesthesia as determined by surgeon and supervising anesthesiologist
  • Willingness to provide informed consent
  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status Classification System) grades I and II
  • Inclusion criteria for Consultant Anesthetists
  • Anesthetist licensed to practice independently with availability to provide care at one of the selected sites

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria for MOs
  • Recent suspension from clinical practice
  • Due to change sites or retire before the expected end date of the trial
  • Exclusion criteria for patients
  • Obese (BMI \> 35)
  • Refusal of consent to participate in trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

486 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04438811

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

March 1 2021

Last Update

April 29 2021

Active Locations (4)

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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

2

JSS Hospital

Ganiyari, Chhattisgarh, India

3

Ashwini Hospital

Gudalur, Tamil Nadu, India

4

Sittilingi Tribal Hospital

Harūr, Tamil Nadu, India