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NCT Number: NCT07820605

Self-training and Resuscitation Techniques: Evaluation of the Performance and Impact on the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Cardiac arrest (CA) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and its incidence continues to increase. The median survival rate following in-hospital cardiac arrest in France is 19%. In Europe, it ranges from 15% to 34%. Effective management of cardiac arrest is therefore essential to reduce the mortality rate associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest.

However, cardiac arrest is a source of stress in conventional care settings. First, it is a life-threatening emergency in which the absence of effective management results in the patient's death. Furthermore, the occurrence of cardiac arrest in conventional hospital wards, particularly in pediatrics, is uncommon. Healthcare professionals are therefore not accustomed to encountering these situations, which may lead to apprehension, stress, and a lack of confidence in their skills when faced with cardiac arrest.

In this context, maintaining skills is essential to ensure effective management of cardiac arrest.

Providing open-access training in the workplace would make it possible to maintain a high level of proficiency over time while allowing healthcare professionals to remain at their workplace.

The expected benefits are improved management of patients experiencing cardiac arrest through regular training and maintenance of the technical skills of paramedical and medical healthcare professionals in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

This is a retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a pre-/post-training intervention on the level of technical skills used by healthcare professionals in the management of cardiac arrest.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest (CA) Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

P₂ULSE

Paris, 75012, France

About this study

Regular and ongoing training of healthcare professionals is essential to ensure effective management in the event of cardiac arrest.

Providing training within the care unit would increase the frequency of training sessions while reducing staff availability constraints, and could help maintain a high level of proficiency in CPR skills over time.

In 2015, Laerdal and the American Heart Association developed a resuscitation quality improvement program called RQI (Resuscitation Quality Improvement), enabling healthcare professionals to independently train in CPR techniques within their own department, with feedback on skills acquisition.

The RQI simulation-based self-training program is a self-directed learning system for basic CPR that complies with Basic Life Support (BLS) training, the international standard. Its objective is to improve CPR skills related to chest compressions and BVM ventilation, using auditory and visual feedback to support skills acquisition during simulated resuscitation.

The training method provides a certificate of successful completion every three months. However, learners may log in and train as often as they wish.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) simulation-based self-training program on the technical CPR skills used during cardiac arrest management among healthcare professionals working in three pediatric hospital departments at Trousseau Hospital (AP-HP, Paris).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Working in one of the 3 participating pediatric departments as a nursing assistant, nurse, physician, or healthcare manager

Exclusion criteria

  • Objection to the collection of his data

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. the success rate (total score greater than or equal to 75%) of RQI program participants

    Time frame: 12 months

    the success rate (total score greater than or equal to 75%) of RQI program participants in order to evaluate the impact of the RQI self-training program on CPR technical skills

Secondary outcomes

  1. Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the number of logins to the station

    Time frame: baseline and 12 months

    Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the number of logins to the station in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile

  2. Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the profession (Registered Nurse (RN), Nursing Assistant (NA), Physician)

    Time frame: baseline and 12 months

    Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the profession (Registered Nurse (RN), Nursing Assistant (NA), Physician) in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile

  3. Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Professional experience (number of years)

    Time frame: baseline and 12 months

    Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Professional experience (number of years) in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile

  4. Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Department/unit of practice in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills According to Profile

    Time frame: baseline and 12 months

    Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Department/unit of practice in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to Profile

  5. Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to occurrence of a cardiac arrest in the department in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills According to Profile

    Time frame: baseline and 12 months

    Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to occurrence of a cardiac arrest in the department in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to Profile

  6. Evaluate learner satisfaction with the RQI training program using a satisfaction questionnaire

    Time frame: 12 months

    Evaluate learner satisfaction with the RQI training program using a satisfaction questionnaire (score greater than or equal to 80%).

  7. Number of technical malfunctions

    Time frame: 24 months

    the number of technical malfunctions in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.

  8. Number of network problems

    Time frame: 24 months

    the number of network problems in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.

  9. Number of system connection issues

    Time frame: 24 months

    the number of system connection issues, in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.

  10. Number of simulator operation

    Time frame: 24 months

    the number of simulator operation in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.

  11. Number of computer operation

    Time frame: 24 months

    the number of computer operation in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Léopoldine Legrain, nurse

CONTACT

[email protected]

00 33 1 87 89 27 10

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Impact of the "Resuscitation Quality Improvement" (RQI) Simulation-based Self-training Program on the Level of Technical Skills Employed by Healthcare Professionals During the Management of Cardiac Arrest.

Acronym: ATIPIQ

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Sep 15, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 15, 2026

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