Tokyo, Sept. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062240) titled 'A Study of the Effects of Interprofessional Education on Healthcare Professionals in the ICU and an Evaluation of Patient Outcomes' on Sept. 1.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Single arm
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Uncontrolled
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Institute of Science Tokyo
Condition:
Condition - Patients admitted to the ICU (no specific condition),
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The objective of this study is to evaluate changes in participants' self-rated confidence and skills in activities related to communication with patients and families and interprofessional collaboration, as well as changes in moral distress measured using the Japanese version of the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP), before and after participation in IMPACT-IPE in Japan, an interprofessional education program consisting of pre-workshop e-learning and a workshop. In addition, changes in care processes and clinical outcomes among patients admitted to the ICU before and after implementation of the program will be explored.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will receive IMPACT-IPE in Japan, an interprofessional education program consisting of pre-workshop e-learning and a synchronous online workshop. The e-learning materials will take approximately 20 minutes in total and will be completed before the workshop. The 90-minute workshop will be conducted via Zoom and will include interprofessional discussion, role-play, and reflection using case scenarios and simulation videos. Each participant will attend the workshop once in principle. Each session will include approximately 5 to 10 participants and, in principle, participants from multiple professions.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1. Healthcare professionals
Healthcare professionals who work in the ICU or are routinely involved in the care of patients in the ICU.
Individuals who have received an explanation of the study and provided informed consent to participate.
2. Patients
All patients admitted to the ICU during either the pre-implementation period from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, or the post-implementation period from October 1, 2026, to Spetember 30, 2027.
Eligibility will be determined according to the date of ICU admission. Multiple ICU admissions during the same hospitalization will be included as separate ICU admission episodes.
Key exclusion criteria - 1. Healthcare professionals
Individuals who did not complete the pre-workshop e-learning or the 90-minute online workshop
2. Patients
Patients for whom the patient or an authorized representative requested exclusion from the study before the start of data analysis
Target Size - 60
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 07 Month 14 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 08 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071213
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