Multi-strategy evidence-based training to improve operating room nurses' knowledge and behavior about surgical smoke hazards
Effects of Multi-strategy Evidence-based Education Training Programs on Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Behavior Towards Surgical Smoke Hazards Among Operating Room Nurses
NA · Chang Gung University of Science and Technology · NCT07045376
This project tests whether a four-week, multi-strategy evidence-based training can improve operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors about surgical smoke hazards.
Quick facts
| Phase | NA |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 112 (estimated) |
| Ages | 20 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (other) |
| Locations | 1 site (Chiayi City, Puzi City) |
| Trial ID | NCT07045376 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional program delivers a four-week multi-strategy evidence-based educational training on surgical smoke to operating room nurses at one hospital and compares outcomes with nurses receiving standard in-service training at another hospital to avoid cross-contamination. Eligible nurses are formally employed for more than three months, provide informed consent, and have internet access for program components. Outcomes focus on changes in knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors related to electrocautery/surgical smoke and are measured before and after the intervention. Assignment is by hospital (experimental site versus control site) rather than individual randomization.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Operating room nurses formally employed for more than three months who are willing to consent and have access to a mobile phone or computer with internet are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Operating room nurses in training, interns, part-time students, those on parental leave, or those without internet access or with less than three months' employment are excluded and may not benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could increase nurses' use of protective practices and reduce staff and patient exposure to surgical smoke.
How similar studies have performed: Previous educational interventions for healthcare workers have improved knowledge and protective behaviors about occupational hazards, though multi-strategy programs specifically targeting surgical smoke are less commonly reported.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Operating room nurses who have been formally employed for more than three months. 2. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form. 3. Possess a mobile phone or computer with internet access. - Exclusion Criteria: \- Operating room nurses who are in training, internship, part-time student positions, or currently on parental leave.
Where this trial is running
Chiayi City, Puzi City
- Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation — Chiayi City, Puzi City, Taiwan (RECRUITING)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: chiu min kuo CHIU-MIN KUO
- Email: w101013@mail.cgust.edu.tw
- Phone: +886952964550
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions: Electrocautery Smoke, surgical smoke, evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program