Point-of-care Ultrasound Teledidactic Teaching for Prehospital Emergency Personnel
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Difference in the performance of an eFAST POCUS examination between randomized groups
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of teaching emergency medical service (EMS) providers how to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to quickly assess critical conditions like internal bleedings. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Is teledidactic training as effective as face-to-face training in teaching POCUS skills? What are the participants' experiences, cognitive load, and feedback regarding these training methods? Researchers will compare remote, online hands-on training (teledidactic training) to traditional, face-to-face hands-on training (in-person training) to see if remote training is equally effective.
Participants will:
Be EMS providers from Austria and Hungary, aged 18 years or older, with no extensive prior experience in POCUS.
Be randomly assigned to either the tele-didactic or in-person training group (50 participants per group).
Undergo training sessions designed to teach POCUS skills and provide feedback on their learning experience.
This study is part of the European Union-funded Digi4Care project, which aims to promote digitalization in healthcare. It is significant because, if remote training proves effective, it could provide high-quality education to EMS providers in rural or underserved areas, ensuring they have the necessary skills to assess and respond to critical conditions.
详细描述
POCUS is a valuable tool that helps EMS providers quickly assess critical conditions like internal bleeding or heart problems, which can be crucial in emergency situations. However, many rural and remote areas with limited infrastructure face challenges, such as restricted access to hands-on training and specialized instructors. This study aims to compare two educational approaches - teledidactic versus traditional in-person hands-on training - for teaching EMS providers the skills necessary to perform POCUS based on the eFAST protocol.
In this study participants will be devided into the intervention group (teledidactic training) and the control group (in-person training)
- Teledidactic Training: This involves remote, online hands-on training.
- In-Person Training: This is the traditional face-to-face hands-on training. Participants in this study are EMS providers from Austria and Hungary who are at least 18 years old and do not have extensive prior experience with POCUS. A total of 100 participants will be randomly assigned to either the teledidactic or in-person training group.
The primary objective of the study is to compare the effectiveness of teledidactic versus in-person training in teaching POCUS skills. Secondary objectives include evaluating participants' experiences with these teaching methods, their cognitive load during the learning process, and their feedback on the training methods.
This study is important because it seeks to determine if remote training can be as effective as in-person training. If successful, this could help provide high-quality education to EMS providers in rural or underserved areas, ensuring they have the necessary skills to quickly assess and respond to critical conditions. The study is part of the European Union-funded Digi4Care project, which aims to promote digitalization in healthcare.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •EMT-Intermediate/Advanced in the Austrian or Hungarian EMS
- •≥18 years
排除标准
- •Experienced POCUS examiners, defined as >20 real-life or simulated POCUS examinations following the eFAST protocol
- •inadequate knowledge of English
研究组 & 干预措施
Teledidactic Training
Remote, online hands-on training
干预措施: Teledidactic Training (Other)
In-Person Hands-on Training
Traditional face-to-face hands on-training
干预措施: In-Person Hands-on Training (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Difference in the performance of an eFAST POCUS examination between randomized groups
时间窗: evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion
The primary outcome measure is the difference in the total Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skill (OSAUS) score between the participants' of the two groups. Possible assessment scores range from 7 to 37 points, with higher scores indicating better performance.
次要结局
- Technical issues/usability(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
- Evaluation of participants' feedback on specific questions(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
- Difference in OSAUS score for each objective between randomized groups(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
- Difference in time taken to demonstrate all views as required by the assessment checklist(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
- Difference in cognitive load between randomized groups(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
- Difference in learning outcomes and training design using TEI between randomized groups(evaluation within 3 weeks after study completion)
研究者
Josef Michael Lintschinger
Principal Investigator
Medical University of Vienna