<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04406025</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>194/25-02-2020</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT04406025</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Regional Anesthesia Practice in Greece</brief_title>
  <acronym>Regional-Annie</acronym>
  <official_title>Regional Anesthesia Practice in Greece and Depiction of the Effect of Educational Activities in This Respect</official_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>Aretaieion University Hospital</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
  </sponsors>
  <source>Aretaieion University Hospital</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <has_dmc>No</has_dmc>
    <is_fda_regulated_drug>No</is_fda_regulated_drug>
    <is_fda_regulated_device>No</is_fda_regulated_device>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      The purpose of this structured questionnaire is to provide useful insight on the practice of&#xD;
      regional anesthesia in Greece and depict the result of educational efforts taking place in&#xD;
      the country to expand the knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia in the country&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
  <start_date type="Actual">February 15, 2020</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Actual">March 31, 2020</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Actual">March 15, 2020</primary_completion_date>
  <study_type>Observational</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <observational_model>Cohort</observational_model>
    <time_perspective>Cross-Sectional</time_perspective>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia techniques</measure>
    <time_frame>one month</time_frame>
    <description>this is a 36-item free-text questionnaire, aiming at assessing knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia amongst participants</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <number_of_groups>2</number_of_groups>
  <enrollment type="Actual">425</enrollment>
  <condition>Questionnaire</condition>
  <condition>Survey</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</arm_group_label>
    <description>this group consists of anesthesiologists that have attended a Regional Anesthesia Seminar taking place once a year</description>
  </arm_group>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</arm_group_label>
    <description>this group consists of anesthesiologists that have not attended a Regional Anesthesia Seminar taking place once a year</description>
  </arm_group>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Procedure</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</intervention_name>
    <description>this group of anesthesiologists attended the Regional Anesthesia Seminar</description>
    <arm_group_label>participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Procedure</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</intervention_name>
    <description>this group of anesthesiologists did not attend the Regional Anesthesia Seminar</description>
    <arm_group_label>no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <eligibility>
    <study_pop>
      <textblock>
        the polulation will be anesthesiologists practicing in Greece&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </study_pop>
    <sampling_method>Non-Probability Sample</sampling_method>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  greek anesthesia practitioners&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  nurses&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  operating department assistants&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  surgeons&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>24 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>N/A</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>No</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <overall_official>
    <last_name>Kassiani Theodoraki, PhD, DESA</last_name>
    <role>Principal Investigator</role>
    <affiliation>Aretaieion University Hospital</affiliation>
  </overall_official>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Aretaieion University Hospital</name>
      <address>
        <city>Athens</city>
        <zip>115 28</zip>
        <country>Greece</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
  </location>
  <location_countries>
    <country>Greece</country>
  </location_countries>
  <reference>
    <citation>Huang J, Gao H. Regional anesthesia practice in China: a survey. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov;34:115-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.03.071. Epub 2016 May 3.</citation>
    <PMID>27687357</PMID>
  </reference>
  <reference>
    <citation>Smith MP, Sprung J, Zura A, Mascha E, Tetzlaff JE. A survey of exposure to regional anesthesia techniques in American anesthesia residency training programs. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 1999 Jan-Feb;24(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/s1098-7339(99)90159-1.</citation>
    <PMID>9952089</PMID>
  </reference>
  <verification_date>May 2020</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>May 24, 2020</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>May 27, 2020</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Actual">May 28, 2020</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>May 27, 2020</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>May 27, 2020</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Actual">May 28, 2020</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>Aretaieion University Hospital</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Dr Kassiani Theodoraki</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>Professor of Anesthesiology</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <keyword>seminar</keyword>
  <keyword>regional anesthesia practice</keyword>
  <intervention_browse>
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    <mesh_term>Anesthetics</mesh_term>
  </intervention_browse>
  <patient_data>
    <sharing_ipd>No</sharing_ipd>
  </patient_data>
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</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04406025
org study id: 194/25-02-2020
nct id: NCT04406025
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
is fda regulated drug: No
is fda regulated device: No
The purpose of this structured questionnaire is to provide useful insight on the practice of
      regional anesthesia in Greece and depict the result of educational efforts taking place in
      the country to expand the knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia in the country
observational model: Cohort
time perspective: Cross-Sectional
measure: knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia techniques
time frame: one month
description: this is a 36-item free-text questionnaire, aiming at assessing knowledge and practice of regional anesthesia amongst participants
arm group label: participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
description: this group consists of anesthesiologists that have attended a Regional Anesthesia Seminar taking place once a year
arm group label: no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
description: this group consists of anesthesiologists that have not attended a Regional Anesthesia Seminar taking place once a year
intervention type: Procedure
intervention name: participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
description: this group of anesthesiologists attended the Regional Anesthesia Seminar
arm group label: participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
intervention type: Procedure
intervention name: no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
description: this group of anesthesiologists did not attend the Regional Anesthesia Seminar
arm group label: no participation in Regional Anesthesia Seminar
study pop: 
sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: 24 Years
maximum age: N/A
healthy volunteers: No
last name: Kassiani Theodoraki, PhD, DESA
role: Principal Investigator
affiliation: Aretaieion University Hospital
facility: 
country: Greece
citation: Huang J, Gao H. Regional anesthesia practice in China: a survey. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov;34:115-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.03.071. Epub 2016 May 3.
PMID: 27687357
citation: Smith MP, Sprung J, Zura A, Mascha E, Tetzlaff JE. A survey of exposure to regional anesthesia techniques in American anesthesia residency training programs. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 1999 Jan-Feb;24(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/s1098-7339(99)90159-1.
PMID: 9952089
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: Aretaieion University Hospital
investigator full name: Dr Kassiani Theodoraki
investigator title: Professor of Anesthesiology
mesh term: Anesthetics
sharing ipd: No