Can Adherence to PALS Guidelines be Improved by Team Training of Pediatric Resuscitation Members? (Teams4Kids)

November 30, 2015 updated by: Elaine Gilfoyle, B.Sc. (Hons.), MD, MMEd, FRCPC, University of Calgary
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

300

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B6A8
        • Alberta Children's Hospital

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

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

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: team training
Intervention: team training course. 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.
Other: Team training course
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Adherence to PALS guidelines, as measured by the Clinical Performance Tool (CPT) by Donoghue et al
Time Frame: up to 3.5 years
up to 3.5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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
up to 3.5 years

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Teamwork performance as measured by the Clinical Teamwork Scale (CTS) by Guise et al
Time Frame: up to 3.5 years
up to 3.5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Calgary

Collaborators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elaine Gilfoyle, MD,MMEd, University of Calgary

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

March 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 30, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E-23264

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