Clinical Trial: Make up for the Epinephrine Autoinjector
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Make up for the Epinephrine Autoinjector: Effect on Its Use by Untrained Users
Brief Summary: Part of the problems related with proper use of epinephrine autoinjector may be related with the design of the autoinjector itself.The aim of the study is to investigate whether minor modifications in the design of currently available epinephrine autoinjector ease its use and abrogate common use errors.
Detailed Summary: All interns except the ones who previously worked in allergy department in a medical school were invited to the study. Two identical epinephrine autoinjector trainers (Epipen trainer®) were used, one of which was modified by changing gray safety cap to red and placing a yellow arrow pointing to the black injection tip. Written and visual instruction sheet for each trainer was provided. Participants were asked to demonstrate the use of Epipen trainer either with the original or the modified one. They were scored and timed for demonstration. Primary study parameter was the rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector. Secondary study parameters were the mean total score, mean time required to administer autoinjector and unintentional self injection of autoinjector into thumb.
Sponsor: Gazi University
Current Primary Outcome: Rate of participants correctly demonstrating the use of epinephrine autoinjector.
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Mean total score participants get during demonstration of epinephrine autoinjector use
- Mean time required to administer epinephrine autoinjector
- Unintentional self injection of autoinjector into thumb
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Gazi University
Dates:
Date Received: October 7, 2010
Date Started: June 2009
Date Completion:
Last Updated: October 7, 2010
Last Verified: October 2010
