Critical Care EEG Course

Completed

• Conditions: Electroencephalogram; Teaching Intervention; Intensive Care Units

• Registration Number: NCT03545776
• Lead Sponsor: Ictal Group

Brief Summary

Knowledge of the basic fundamental skills of electroencephalography would enable medical and nursing staffs to provide efficient and effective bedside EEG monitoring in critically ill patients.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of a 10-points EEG teaching program to allow bedside caregivers (medical and nursing intensive care unit staff) interpreting EEG in the critical care setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-07
• Study Start: 2018-05-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-04
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study Completion: 2019-07-01
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteers among medical and nursing ICU staff of the participating ICUs

Exclusion Criteria

• Experienced or trained ICU staff members to EEG interpretation (pre-test score > 5/10)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall EEG interpretation	at Day 90	Percentage of learners with a correct answer rate.Training will be considered as efficient if more than 75% of learners are associated with a correct answer rate above 80% to EEG interpretation test at day 90 after initial training.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Before/After Comparison	from Day 1 to Day 90 after face-to-face training	Comparison of correct answer rate between pre-test and post-tests evaluations at day 1, day 15, day 30 and day 90 after face-to-face training Analyzes will be carried out according to each of the 10-points educational goals, according to the medical or nursing staff category, according to the student's degree and according to the center and to usual way of using EEG (continuous, sequential, external provider)

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Unit - Ambroise Pare Hospital; 🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital; 🇫🇷 Clichy, France

Intensive Care Unit - Versailles Hospital; 🇫🇷 Le Chesnay, France

Medical Intensive Care Unit - Cochin Teaching Hospital; 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Unit - Saint Joseph Hospital; 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Intensive Care Unit - Foch Hospital; 🇫🇷 Suresnes, France