Are EMS Personnel Prepared to Identify and Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax
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interventional
80
1 country
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Brief Summary
The study aims to determine the level of knowledge and skills to recognize and decompression of tension pneumothorax
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2016
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 22, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 15, 2016
CompletedMarch 15, 2016
March 1, 2016
29 days
February 22, 2016
March 9, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
physiological parameter
study correctness diagnose of pneumothorax by listening to it with a stethoscope and palpation method. The sounds will be issued by the software of manikin. Correct interpretation of the physiological parameters will be recorded in the survey questionnaire
intraoperative
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Procedure of Pneumothorax decompression
intraoperative
duration of the procedure
intraoperative
Ease-of-use assessed on a visual analog scale
1 day
Study Arms (2)
With Tension pneumothorax
EXPERIMENTALevaluation of the patient with the existing tension pneumothorax during a simulated CPR - breathing
Without Tension pneumothorax
EXPERIMENTALevaluation of the patient without the existing tension pneumothorax during a simulated CPR - breathing
Interventions
pneumothorax decompression in case it is found in accordance with the actually recommendations
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- give voluntary consent to participate in the study
- maximum 1 year of work experience in medicine
- paramedics, nurses, physicians
You may not qualify if:
- not meet the above criteria
- wrist or low back diseases
- pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Emergency Medicine
Warsaw, Masovia, 02-005, Poland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Lukasz Szarpak
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 22, 2016
First Posted
March 15, 2016
Study Start
February 1, 2016
Primary Completion
March 1, 2016
Study Completion
March 1, 2016
Last Updated
March 15, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-03