Reliability of the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS®) Used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers

December 24, 2015 updated by: Olivier T. Rutschmann, University Hospital, Geneva
The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by EMS providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

In order to perform this evaluation a cohort of 22 EMS providers will evaluate 28 standardized clinical scenarios using a computer simulator.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

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

  • Switzerland
      • Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
        • ED of Geneva University Hospitals

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 to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All EMS providers employed by a private ambulance company in the State of Geneva, Switzerland

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not giving informed consent

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: DIAGNOSTIC
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention group
EMS providers will evaluate computerized clinical scenarios using a mobile triage device
Device: Mobile triage system
A mobile triage system used by EMS providers will be evaluated using standardized clinical vignettes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Emergency level (1 to 4) accordingly to the SETS
Time Frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.
Each participant will attribute an emergency level (1 to 4) to all clinical vignettes accordingly to SETS criteria. Reliability will be evaluated by computing inter-rater reliability using Kappa statistics.
1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Correct emergency triage level identification
Time Frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.
Triage levels attributed by EMS providers will be compared with triage levels attributed by experts
1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.
Proper orientation
Time Frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.
At the end of triage process, EMS providers have to decide in which hospitals the patients should be admitted. These orientations given by EMS providers will be compared with orientations attributed by experts
1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

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

September 1, 2015

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 21, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2015

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 24, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 24, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCER 15-083

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