Simulation Training to Improve 911 Dispatcher Identification of Cardiac Arrest (STAT911)

November 7, 2016 updated by: Hendrika Meischke, University of Washington
This study is to test the use of simulation training to improve 9-1-1 telecommunicators' call processing and response. Training sessions will expose 9-1-1 telecommunicators to several realistic emergency situations through mock 9-1-1 calls with a trained actor playing the part of a reporting party, followed immediately by feedback on call handling provided by a trained call observer. Investigators hypothesize that simulation followed by trained observer-directed feedback will increase correct triage of medical emergency and delivery of pre-arrival instructions during simulated calls and in actual 9-1-1 calls.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

157

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: 9-1-1 call-center call receivers. -

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Participants randomized to the control arm receive no telephone simulation training.
Experimental: Simulation Training
Participants randomized to the intervention arm receive telephone simulation training.
Behavioral: Telephone simulation training
The intervention consists of four 20-minute telephone simulation training sessions over a 4 month period (one session each month). Each 20-minute training session will include 3 simulated 9-1-1 calls, performed by a standardized caller (trained actor) and feedback will be provided right away by a trained observer who takes notes during the simulation calls and discusses the teaching points after the session. In total, the 9-1-1 dispatchers will receive 12 different simulated calls.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in elapsed seconds from call answer to start of telephone-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) instructions in cardiac arrest calls in simulations and in actual calls.
Time Frame: Once monthly over 4 months (during simulations); at event (actual cardiac arrest 9-1-1 call) over 12 months.
Once monthly over 4 months (during simulations); at event (actual cardiac arrest 9-1-1 call) over 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in proportion of calls with querying behaviors compliant with the "all-callers" interviewing protocol.
Time Frame: Once monthly over 4 months (during simulations); at event (actual cardiac arrest 9-1-1 call) over 12 months.
Once monthly over 4 months (during simulations); at event (actual cardiac arrest 9-1-1 call) over 12 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Washington

Collaborators

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hendrika Meischke, PhD, University of Washington

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 18, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 9, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 7, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 44640-EJ
  • 5R18HS021658-02 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)

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