Open AccessIn Situ Simulation to Mitigate Threats to Participation in a Multicenter Clinical Trial in High-Acuity, Low-Frequency Setting
Author(s) -
Steven Chan,
Lynn Babcock,
Gary L. Geis,
Mary Frey,
Venita Robinson,
Benjamin T. Kerrey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000328
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , medicine , clinical trial , patient safety , medical emergency , emergency department , descriptive statistics , emergency medicine , data collection , multicenter study , randomized controlled trial , nursing , health care , surgery , alternative medicine , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics , economic growth
Multicenter clinical trials of high-acuity, low-frequency emergencies are expensive and resource intensive. Current standards for trial preparation have significant limitations. Our objective is to describe our use of in situ simulation (ISS) to identify and mitigate threats to enrollment, protocol adherence, and patient safety in preparation for a multicenter clinical trial of antiepileptics for status epilepticus in the emergency department.