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NCT Number: NCT05278884

Can VAST Improve ACLS in Rwanda

Aim The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of the VAST Course to technical resuscitation skills training enhances healthcare providers' resuscitation performance in a resource-limited setting.

Objectives

The aims of this research will be achieved by meeting the following objectives:

1. Quantitative evaluation of study participants' resuscitation performance during a simulation scenario before ACLS course, immediately following ACLS course, immediately following VAST course, and at 4 months post training. 2. Qualitative exploration of the barriers and supports identified by course participants to implementing resuscitation in the workplace after resuscitation skills training through focus groups.

New knowledge Lessons learned from this study will help inform the design and the implementation of resuscitation training programs in resource-limited settings. This has potential to improve resuscitation capacity in resource-limited settings leading to higher quality of care for patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Global Health Education Resuscitation

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Full course participation
  • Available for focus group interviews

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal to provide informed consent
  • Participated in VAST or ACLS training in the four months prior to study

Treatment and study plan

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training

Behavioral

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is a resuscitation course to teach recognition and treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest in patients.

Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training

Behavioral

The Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) Course focuses on core clinical practices and non-technical skills needed to respond to the most common urgent and emergent clinical challenges found in hospitals in resource-limited settings like Rwanda.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to initiation of CPR

    Time frame: From start of simulation scenario to time of first chest compressions, assessment up to 2 minutes of simulation

    The time it takes for the team to start chest compressions in the simulation in seconds

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to epinephrine administration

    Time frame: From start of simulation scenario to time of first epinephrine administration, assessment up to 5 minutes of simulation

    The time it takes for the team to give epinephrine in the simulation in seconds

  2. Time to defibrillation

    Time frame: From start of simulation scenario to time of first defibrillation, assessment up to 5 minutes of simulation

    The time it takes for the team to defibrillate in the simulation in seconds

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Toronto

Other

Collaborators

  • ANZCA Health Equity Project
  • University of Rwanda

Registry information

Official study title

Can the VAST Course Enhance Resuscitation Skills in a Resource-limited Setting?

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2022

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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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