Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
ID07396675

Improving Postoperative Debriefings with Operating Room Black Box Support to Enhance Healthcare Professionals' Effectiveness and Psychological Safety

Led by ORNND - Operating Room Nurse Network Denmark ยท Updated on 2026-04-20

135

Participants Needed

3

Research Sites

43 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

O

ORNND - Operating Room Nurse Network Denmark

Lead Sponsor

R

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to improve the wellbeing and resilience of operating room (OR) staff by studying the effects of structured postoperative team debriefings. The study focuses on how these debriefings impact team performance, psychological safety, and non-technical skills in the OR. It compares debriefings supported with audio and video recordings from an Operating Room Black Box system to those without such augmented data, addressing the challenge of occupational stress and burnout among healthcare workers in surgical settings. The study is an international quasi-experimental comparison conducted in three university hospitals across Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. Teams performing elective daytime surgeries use a six-step debriefing model led by an independent moderator. One group uses debriefings augmented with 2-4 video clips and data from the OR Black Box system, while the control group debriefs without this augmented content. All participants complete questionnaires before and after surgery, and debriefings are audio recorded and observed for detailed analysis. Participants are involved over about one month per team within a one-year intervention period, taking part in questionnaires, observed debriefings, and some qualitative interviews afterward. Researchers collect data through recordings, observations, and validated questionnaires measuring psychological safety, team effectiveness, and quality of life. The study aims to develop strategies to enhance communication, safety, and teamwork in the OR, with voluntary participation and data stored securely following regulations.

CONDITIONS

Brief Title

Operating Room Black Box Supported Debriefings and Their Effect on Healthcare Professionals Effectiveness and Psychological Safety.

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants work in an operating room team at Rigshospitalet, Amsterdam University Medical Center, or University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.
  • Participants have given written informed consent to join the study.
  • Participants are present for the majority of the surgical procedure or have a central role in the teamwork.
  • At Rigshospitalet and Amsterdam UMC, participants in the OR Black Box debriefings must be part of teams conducting surgeries where the Black Box is installed.
  • Participants may be surgeons, anesthesiologists, anesthesia nurses, residents, OR nurses, perfusionists, interns, nurse students, or other OR staff.
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Visitors, guests, and other staff only observing surgeries are not eligible.
  • Individuals unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent cannot participate.

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Your Study Journey

Screening

Duration - 2 to 4 weeks

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.

1 visit (in-person) to provide consent and confirm eligibility

Outpatient Treatment

Duration - 1 month

Participants engage in team debriefings after surgery, focusing on reflection, psychological safety, and problem solving with or without Operating Room Black Box support.

1 baseline questionnaire, surgery, short questionnaire within 12 hours after surgery, and 1 debriefing visit within 5 to 21 days after surgery

Follow-up

Duration - 1 to 3 months

Participants complete a follow-up questionnaire and a sample may participate in qualitative interviews to assess psychological safety and satisfaction with the debriefings.

1 follow-up questionnaire and possible qualitative interview visit

Trial Site Locations

Total: 3 locations

1

Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

Actively Recruiting

2

University Hospital UKE

Hamburg, Germany

Not Yet Recruiting

3

University Hospital AUMC

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Not Yet Recruiting

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Research Team

J

Johanne S Hartmann, RN, MScN

J

Jeanett Strandbygaard, MD, PhD

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Number of Arms

4

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Published Research Related To This Trial

Implementation of an Innovative Technology Called the OR Black Box: A Feasibility Study.

Kjestine Emilie Mรธller, Jette Led Sรธrensen, Martha Krogh Topperzer...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36112770