BreastfeedingNCT05316909
Effect of a Newborn Simulator's Fidelity on Nursing Students' Level of Engagement in a Clinical Lactation Encounter
A study testing Breastfeeding Simulation in people with Breastfeeding and Education, Nursing, run by LiquidGoldConcept at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Nursing students (N=32) will be randomized to begin period 1 in either a high-fidelity or low-fidelity simulated experience with a mock patient wearing a breast model and holding a newborn simulator and then cross over in period 2 to the opposite arm. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Breastfeeding, Education, Nursing
- What is being tested?
- Breastfeeding Simulation
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2021to 1 Jan 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Student enrolled at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Who cannot join
- Younger than 18
- Not able to complete study activities
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Nursing students (N=32) will be randomized to begin period 1 in either a high-fidelity or low-fidelity simulated experience with a mock patient wearing a breast model and holding a newborn simulator and then cross over in period 2 to the opposite arm. Data on student satisfaction, engagement, self-efficacy, and performance and simulator fidelity will be collected via Qualtrics surveys (defined, 6-point Likert scale), written and oral reflection, audio-video recordings of clinical lactation encounter, and clinical lactation skills checklists and global performance ratings.
Nursing students in the accelerated master's program will be recruited while completing their required simulation coursework. A random number generator will be used to randomly assign students to a treatment arm. Investigators will require at least 8 students per arm (power 80%, alpha 5%). Investigators will recruit 32 students for two study dates to compare the high-fidelity LiquidGoldConcept products to two competitor products.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Simulation Center will be the only sites where human subjects research will be performed. The collaborating investigators (Drs. Debbie Busch, Joanne Silbert-Flagg, and Nancy Sullivan) have expertise in clinical lactation education and simulation. With the collaborating investigators LiquidGoldConcept has already completed pilot studies to establish the feasibility of our approach and validate the survey instruments.
Read the detailed description
This is a randomized cluster design intervention. Assuming an enrollment ratio of 1, alpha of 0.05, beta of 0.2, investigators will recruit at least 8 students per arm with 16 students in the NORALSim arm and 16 students low-fidelity newborn simulator arm. A random number generator will be used to assign students to a study ID number (1-32). Students will be randomly assigned to a group of four a priori by assigning each student a number between 1 and 4. Three mock patients will be randomized a priori to minimize the confounding effect of a mock patient's acting abilities. Approximate start times are as follows: Groups 1 and 2 will begin at 8:30AM, Groups 3 and 4 will begin at 10AM, Groups 5 and 6 will begin at 1pm, and groups 7 and 8 will begin at 2:30pm. Investigators will alternate the order of the low-fidelity simulators (Lactessa or NeoNatalie) and randomize that order a priori such that 8 students (2 groups) will interact with the Lactessa and another 8 students (2 groups) will interact with Neonatalie.
In Period 1, one group will begin a simulated session with the NORALSim and the second group will begin with either the Mother's Own Milk Lactessa or Laerdal NeoNatalie, depending on the study date. Baseline level of breastfeeding experience and clinical lactation skills self-efficacy will be collected. Nursing students will teach a mock patient wearing the LSM and holding a newborn simulator how to position and attach the newborn at the breast and identify effective breastfeeding by differentiating between suckling patterns. In Period 2, each group will crossover to complete the same session with a different newborn simulator. After Period 1, each group will debrief to discuss their performance and engagement and use a Qualtrics survey (6-point Likert scale) to rate satisfaction, engagement, simulator fidelity, and self-efficacy. The same quantitative and qualitative data collection protocol will follow Period 2. All study activities will be audio-video recorded. JHU investigators will view the recorded encounters and assign a performance score using a skills checklist and global performance rating scale. Within a month, students will view their clinical encounters recording and complete a self-reflection to describe moments of engagement or disengagement. Students will also report any breastfeeding experience obtained since the intervention, score their performance, and complete the self-efficacy survey.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Education, Nursing
- Being tested
- Breastfeeding Simulation
- Medical subject headings
- Breast Feeding
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Breastfeeding SimulationOther
In Period 1, one group will begin a simulated session with the NORALSim and the second group will begin with either the Mother's Own Milk Lactessa or Laerdal NeoNatalie, depending on the study date. Baseline level of breastfeeding experience and clinical lactation skills self-efficacy will be collected. Nursing students will teach a mock patient wearing the LSM and holding a newborn simulator how to position and attach the newborn at the breast and identify effective breastfeeding by differentiating between suckling patterns. In Period 2, each group will crossover to complete the same session with a different newborn simulator. After Period 1, each group will debrief to discuss their performance and engagement and use a Qualtrics survey (6-point Likert scale) to rate satisfaction, engagement, simulator fidelity, and self-efficacy. The same quantitative and qualitative data collection protocol will follow Period 2.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Baby doll with remote controlled jaw | Experimental | In this arm, standardized patients will use the Newborn Oral Assessment and Latch Simulator (NORALSim) to demonstrate and teach newborn positioning and attachment in the simulation. Receives: Other: Breastfeeding Simulation |
| Standard care/doll | Active comparator | In this arm, standardized patients will use a cloth doll/standard treatment to demonstrate and teach newborn positioning and attachment in the breastfeeding skills workshop. Receives: Other: Breastfeeding Simulation |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Level of Engagement
The primary outcome is the level of engagement. A level of engagement score will be calculated from one qualitative and three quantitative criteria: 1) student self-reported perception of engagement during debriefing and self-reflection (qualitative), 2) time to task completion in both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), 3) engagement survey score after both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), and 4) global performance ratings by JHU faculty and students (quantitative, 4-item, 8-points possible).
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Level of Engagement
The primary outcome is the level of engagement. A level of engagement score will be calculated from one qualitative and three quantitative criteria: 1) student self-reported perception of engagement during debriefing and self-reflection (qualitative), 2) time to task completion in both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), 3) engagement survey score after both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), and 4) global performance ratings by JHU faculty and students (quantitative, 4-item, 8-points possible).
Measured: One Month
Secondary outcomes (3)
Satisfaction with the simulation experience
Students' satisfaction after both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey)
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Self-Efficacy in clinical lactation/breastfeeding skills
Student self-efficacy in clinical lactation skills (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey).
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Student performance of breastfeeding skills
Student performance (in both periods) using clinical lactation skills checklist and global performance rating
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Apr 2022
- Study start1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
Why it stopped: Alternate study completed
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for BreastfeedingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Model description
- Educational intervention with newborn simulators of varying fidelity
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- LiquidGoldConcept
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05316909
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-003
- Status last verified
- Apr 2022
- First submitted
- 18 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 7 Apr 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Researchers do not plan to share IPD with other researchers.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Apr 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of a Newborn Simulator's Fidelity on Nursing Students' Level of Engagement in a Clinical Lactation Encounter
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05316909
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 21-003
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Education, Nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Alternate study completed
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- LiquidGoldConceptIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jan 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Nursing students (N=32) will be randomized to begin period 1 in either a high-fidelity or low-fidelity simulated experience with a mock patient wearing a breast model and holding a newborn simulator and then cross over in period 2 to the opposite arm. Data on student satisfaction, engagement, self-efficacy, and performance and simulator fidelity will be collected via Qualtrics surveys (defined, 6-point Likert scale), written and oral reflection, audio-video recordings of clinical lactation encounter, and clinical lactation skills checklists and global performance ratings.
Nursing students in the accelerated master's program will be recruited while completing their required simulation coursework. A random number generator will be used to randomly assign students to a treatment arm. Investigators will require at least 8 students per arm (power 80%, alpha 5%). Investigators will recruit 32 students for two study dates to compare the high-fidelity LiquidGoldConcept products to two competitor products.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Simulation Center will be the only sites where human subjects research will be performed. The collaborating investigators (Drs. Debbie Busch, Joanne Silbert-Flagg, and Nancy Sullivan) have expertise in clinical lactation education and simulation. With the collaborating investigators LiquidGoldConcept has already completed pilot studies to establish the feasibility of our approach and validate the survey instruments.
Detailed description
This is a randomized cluster design intervention. Assuming an enrollment ratio of 1, alpha of 0.05, beta of 0.2, investigators will recruit at least 8 students per arm with 16 students in the NORALSim arm and 16 students low-fidelity newborn simulator arm. A random number generator will be used to assign students to a study ID number (1-32). Students will be randomly assigned to a group of four a priori by assigning each student a number between 1 and 4. Three mock patients will be randomized a priori to minimize the confounding effect of a mock patient's acting abilities. Approximate start times are as follows: Groups 1 and 2 will begin at 8:30AM, Groups 3 and 4 will begin at 10AM, Groups 5 and 6 will begin at 1pm, and groups 7 and 8 will begin at 2:30pm. Investigators will alternate the order of the low-fidelity simulators (Lactessa or NeoNatalie) and randomize that order a priori such that 8 students (2 groups) will interact with the Lactessa and another 8 students (2 groups) will interact with Neonatalie.
In Period 1, one group will begin a simulated session with the NORALSim and the second group will begin with either the Mother's Own Milk Lactessa or Laerdal NeoNatalie, depending on the study date. Baseline level of breastfeeding experience and clinical lactation skills self-efficacy will be collected. Nursing students will teach a mock patient wearing the LSM and holding a newborn simulator how to position and attach the newborn at the breast and identify effective breastfeeding by differentiating between suckling patterns. In Period 2, each group will crossover to complete the same session with a different newborn simulator. After Period 1, each group will debrief to discuss their performance and engagement and use a Qualtrics survey (6-point Likert scale) to rate satisfaction, engagement, simulator fidelity, and self-efficacy. The same quantitative and qualitative data collection protocol will follow Period 2. All study activities will be audio-video recorded. JHU investigators will view the recorded encounters and assign a performance score using a skills checklist and global performance rating scale. Within a month, students will view their clinical encounters recording and complete a self-reflection to describe moments of engagement or disengagement. Students will also report any breastfeeding experience obtained since the intervention, score their performance, and complete the self-efficacy survey.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Educational intervention with newborn simulators of varying fidelity
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Baby doll with remote controlled jaw | Experimental | Other: Breastfeeding SimulationIn this arm, standardized patients will use the Newborn Oral Assessment and Latch Simulator (NORALSim) to demonstrate and teach newborn positioning and attachment in the simulation. |
| Standard care/doll | Active comparator | Other: Breastfeeding SimulationIn this arm, standardized patients will use a cloth doll/standard treatment to demonstrate and teach newborn positioning and attachment in the breastfeeding skills workshop. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Student enrolled at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Younger than 18
- Not able to complete study activities
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding SimulationIn Period 1, one group will begin a simulated session with the NORALSim and the second group will begin with either the Mother's Own Milk Lactessa or Laerdal NeoNatalie, depending on the study date. Baseline level of breastfeeding experience and clinical lactation skills self-efficacy will be collected. Nursing students will teach a mock patient wearing the LSM and holding a newborn simulator how to position and attach the newborn at the breast and identify effective breastfeeding by differentiating between suckling patterns. In Period 2, each group will crossover to complete the same session with a different newborn simulator. After Period 1, each group will debrief to discuss their performance and engagement and use a Qualtrics survey (6-point Likert scale) to rate satisfaction, engagement, simulator fidelity, and self-efficacy. The same quantitative and qualitative data collection protocol will follow Period 2. | Other | Baby doll with remote controlled jaw, Standard care/doll |
Primary outcome
Level of Engagement
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
The primary outcome is the level of engagement. A level of engagement score will be calculated from one qualitative and three quantitative criteria: 1) student self-reported perception of engagement during debriefing and self-reflection (qualitative), 2) time to task completion in both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), 3) engagement survey score after both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), and 4) global performance ratings by JHU faculty and students (quantitative, 4-item, 8-points possible).
Level of Engagement
Time frame: One Month
The primary outcome is the level of engagement. A level of engagement score will be calculated from one qualitative and three quantitative criteria: 1) student self-reported perception of engagement during debriefing and self-reflection (qualitative), 2) time to task completion in both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), 3) engagement survey score after both periods (quantitative, defined 6-point Likert scale in Qualtrics survey), and 4) global performance ratings by JHU faculty and students (quantitative, 4-item, 8-points possible).
3 secondary outcomes
Satisfaction with the simulation experience
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Self-Efficacy in clinical lactation/breastfeeding skills
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Student performance of breastfeeding skills
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Apr 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Researchers do not plan to share IPD with other researchers.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Breastfeeding Simulation in people with Breastfeeding and Education, Nursing, run by LiquidGoldConcept at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Level of Engagement (time frame: Immediately after intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Apr 2022.