FAST Learning Methods (FAST)

Comparison of Two Learning Methods in Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Training Among Paramedics

Training paramedics in new skills via classroom-based teaching has inherent costs and time constraints. The investigators sought to evaluate whether web-based didactics result in similar knowledge improvement and retention of FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) compared with the traditional method.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Trauma
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Didactic training in the FAST

Detailed Description

Paramedics were randomized into a classroom group with traditional lectures and a web group that watched narrated lectures online. All participants completed a pre- and post-test, and a second post-test four weeks later. Both groups underwent hands-on training after the first post-test. A control group completed the two initial tests without didactic intervention.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Poland
  • Masovia
    • Warsaw, Masovia, Poland, 03-122
      • Recruiting
      • International Institute of Rescue Research and Education

Participation Criteria

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:

• give voluntary consent to participate in the study emergency medical professionals (paramedics, nurses, physicians)

Exclusion Criteria:

• not meet the above criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Class; Traditional learning form	Other: Didactic training in the FAST; Participants in the classroom group (class) listened to traditional lectures, while the web group (web) watched narrated lectures online. All participants completed a pre- and post-test, and a second post-test eight weeks later. Both groups underwent hands-on training after the first post-test.
Active Comparator: Web; Didactic training using internet	Other: Didactic training in the FAST; Participants in the classroom group (class) listened to traditional lectures, while the web group (web) watched narrated lectures online. All participants completed a pre- and post-test, and a second post-test eight weeks later. Both groups underwent hands-on training after the first post-test.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knowledge (Mean test scores by didactic group for three consecutive multiple choice tests)	Mean test scores by didactic group for three consecutive multiple choice tests	1 MONTH

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self reported satisfaction	Participant satisfaction with training and reported comfort with ultrasound use after training	1 MONTH

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: International Institute of Rescue Research and Education

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): November 13, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 13, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 10, 2014
• Last Verified: November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: ultrasound
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: FAST/2014/03