The Evaluation of Training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill in the Emergency Surgical Airway in Dutch Paramedics (ERAD-ESA)

March 31, 2026 updated by: Iscander M Maissan, Erasmus Medical Center

The Use of an Emergency Reflex Action Drill in Emergency Surgical Airway

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill (ERAD) for Emergency Surgical Airway (ESA) in Dutch paramedics. The main question it aims to answer is:

- Does training an ERAD improves self-confidence in performing an ESA in Dutch paramedics Participants will fill out a questionnaire directly before and after the training. To investigate long-term effects, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire after 2 till 3 months and after one year.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

84

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

  • Netherlands
    • Gelderland
      • Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands, 3847 LG
        • Academie van Ambulancezorg

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

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will include Dutch paramedics attending a course. Dutch paramedics are all registered nurses with a background in Intensive Care, Anaesthesiology or Emergency Care. EMS training comprises an additional nine months of training and assessments, to be concluded with a final exam. Also, ambulance drivers of ambulances providing advanced life support (excluding medium care ambulances) who participate in the course are eligible to participate due to their supporting role in airway management.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Registered Dutch paramedic
  • Ambulance driver on Advanced Life Support Ambulance
  • Participant in the two-day trauma course.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medium care ambulance paramedic

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-confidence
Time Frame: Baseline, pre-training up to immediately after the training
Increase/decrease/no difference in self-confidence from baseline, assessed by a five-point Likert-scale of paramedics in performing an Emergency Surgical Airway
Baseline, pre-training up to immediately after the training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Training model
Time Frame: Immediately after the training
Difference in effect on self-confidence between two training models used during the ESA-ERAD training, assessed by a five-point Likert-scale.
Immediately after the training
Self-confidence real life cases
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Increase/decrease/no difference in self-confidence assessed by a five-point Likert-scale and correctly placed emergency surgical airway in real-life cases reported by paramedics at any time point after the ESA-ERAD training, up to an average of 1 year
Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Iscander M Maissan, Erasmus Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 9, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 11, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 14, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2026

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MEC-2024-0388

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after deidentification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Beginning after 6 months after publication, ending 10 years after publication

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Investigators whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee ("learned intermediary") identified for this purpose.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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