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NCT Number: NCT02075645

Can Adherence to PALS Guidelines be Improved by Team Training of Pediatric Resuscitation Members?

A multi-centre prospective cohort study, which examines the effect of a team training educational intervention for pediatric resuscitation team members. The study uses simulation-based training as the primary teaching method to evaluate the effect of team training on team performance, as measured by adherence to PALS guidelines. By re-testing participants again after 6-12 months, the study will examine long-term retention of these skills. Hypothesis: adherence to PALS guidelines is improved following team training of pediatric resuscitation team members.

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Key information

Conditions

Crisis Resource Management

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, T3B6A8, Canada

About this study

A multi-centre prospective cohort study, which examines the effect of a team training educational intervention for pediatric resuscitation team members. The study uses simulation-based training as the primary teaching method to evaluate the effect of team training on team performance, as measured by adherence to PALS guidelines. By re-testing participants again after 6-12 months, the study will examine long-term retention of these skills.

The investigator anticipates sustained, improved team performance after team training. If this proves to be true, the long-term goal is to disseminate this training widely across Canada, in order to benefit all paediatric resuscitation teams, and ultimately their patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Code Blue certified RN & RRT
  • Pediatric Residents
  • Teams must consists of Interprofessional (Resident MD, RN, RRT) resuscitation team members.
  • Team composition will reflect actual resuscitation team composition at each site, which will vary slightly from site to site.

Exclusion criteria

  • Fellows
  • Attendings
  • Non Code Blue certified staff

Treatment and study plan

Team training course

Other

A 1-day simulation-based team-training course. There will be 4 simulated resuscitation events. Simulation #1 will be the "pre-course" team performance and simulation #4 will be the "post-course" performance.

Primary outcomes

  1. Adherence to PALS guidelines, as measured by the Clinical Performance Tool (CPT) by Donoghue et al

    Time frame: up to 3.5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Long-term effect of training on adherence to PALS guidelines (as measured by the CPT) & teamwork performance (as measured by the CTS) at 6-12 months post-training.

    Time frame: up to 3.5 years

Other outcomes

  1. Teamwork performance as measured by the Clinical Teamwork Scale (CTS) by Guise et al

    Time frame: up to 3.5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Calgary

Other

Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Registry information

Acronym: Teams4Kids

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 3, 2014
Registry last updated
Dec 2, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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