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Team work is highly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Necessary protective equipment as FFP-mask and face shields impair communication significantly.Objective of the study is to evalaute the impact of digital enhanced telecommunication in endoscopic procedures.
Optimal communication is crucial for team work in high class endoscopy. Team work is highly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Necessary protective equipment as FFP-mask and face shields impair communication significantly. Digital enhanced approaches to maintain team communication during endoscopic procedures are mandatory not only in actual circumstances.
Materials and methods:A prospective, two-armed interventional study will be performed at an endoscopy unit at a tertiary center. 200 endoscopic examinations (EGD, colonoscopy, EUS, ERCP) were randomly assigned (1:1) to a group that was performed with DECT equipped endoscopy team or with standard communication. All examinations were performed under protective equipment. Primary outcome was rate of communication associated adverse events. Secondary outcomes included team subjectively perceived comfort with DECT enhanced communication during endoscopic work, duration of examinations, SAE.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Communication | No Intervention | Endoscopic procedures performed by skilled endoscopic team with standard communication (no headset) | |
| DECT enhanced Communication | Experimental | Endoscopic procedures performed by skilled endoscopic team with enhanced communication tools ( DECT headset) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECT | Other | Use of a digital enhanced telecommunication headset for team communication |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Communication associated adverse events | Adverse events arising from impaired communication by COVID-19 protection equipment | From start to stop of endoscopic procedure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Severe adverse events | Severe adverse evatent, not arising from from impaired communication by COVID-19 protection equipment | From start to stop of endoscopic procedure |
| Subjective Comfort of DECT communication |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Universitätsklinikum Ulm | Ulm | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003142 | Communication |
| D000086382 | COVID-19 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D011024 | Pneumonia, Viral |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
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Two-armed study
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Subjectiveley perceived level of comfort using DECT communication during endoscopic procedures rated by numeric rating scale (1-6)
| From start to stop of endoscopic procedure |
| Endoscopic time | Duration of performed endoscopic procedures | From start to stop of endoscopic procedure |
| D007239 |
| Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D018352 | Coronavirus Infections |
| D003333 | Coronaviridae Infections |
| D030341 | Nidovirales Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |