Paramedic Experiences and Perceptions of Training for Participation in Research: the PREPARE Study

NCT04709926 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: B00686
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators are currently conducting a research study, called PRESTO, in the pre-hospital environment where the investigators are asking paramedics to talk to patients about participating in the research study, interpret a heart tracing (or ECG), take a blood sample and record some study specific information. Apart from ECG interpretation, these are activities that the paramedics would not normally do and so the investigators had to provide training in order to ensure that these activities were carried out to the same standard across the four ambulance services that were involved, all of who have different working practices. In order to do this, the investigators provided a training package based around four subject areas - blood sample collection, heart tracing interpretation, background to the study and the importance of conducting the study activities to a high standard (called Research Fundamentals). These were presented to the paramedics either as online training or in a face-to-face session. There has been a mixed response to both the uptake in training across the four ambulance services and the engagement from paramedics in following PRESTO with a potential participant. As more research is being done in the pre-hospital environment the investigators feel that it would be beneficial to try to find out why paramedics may or may not have taken part in the PRESTO training. To do this the investigators will be sending out a survey to each of the four ambulance services which will contain questions around whether the paramedics thought the training package for PRESTO was suitable, whether the paramedics felt confident following PRESTO with a potential participant after the training and what the paramedics think the main barriers are to participating in research. Up to 30 paramedics will also be approached to participate in an interview, which will explore these ideas further. This should allow the investigators to identify potential barriers that prevent paramedics from taking part in training for research studies. It should also allow the investigators to offer insight to future researchers about the type of training that should be provided for paramedics for a research study and how it should be delivered.

Conditions

Staff Attitude

Keywords

PRESTO study; Research training; Paramedics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Paramedic views on research training via survey

  Survey will be used to collect answers on paramedics' views of training for research studies

  For the study duration, an average of 5 months

• Paramedic views on research training via interview (optional)

  Interview will be used to collect answers on paramedics' views of training for research studies

  For the study duration, an average of 5 months

Study Arms (1)

Paramedics that were eligible to take part in the PRESTO study

Paramedics that are employed by one of the four Ambulance Services involved in the PRESTO study and were eligible to complete the training provided by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to take part in the PRESTO study.

Other: Survey; Other: Interview (optional)

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Paramedics will complete a 5 minute survey that is asking for their opinions on why they did or did not take part in the PRESTO training package and also why they think paramedics might not engage with research training in general.

Paramedics that were eligible to take part in the PRESTO study

Interview (optional) OTHER

Paramedics will also be given the option to participate in a 1hr interview to explore the questions asked in the survey in more detail.

Paramedics that were eligible to take part in the PRESTO study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Staff employed by one of the four ambulance services that were involved in the PRESTO study Paramedics that either did or did not complete the PRESTO training package are eligible to take part as we would like to get opinions from both groups.

You may qualify if:

• Staff that are employed by one of the four ambulance services involved in the PRESTO study

You may not qualify if:

• Staff that are not employed by one of the four ambulance services involved in the PRESTO study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester, M13 WL, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires; Interviews as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 16, 2020
• First Posted: January 14, 2021
• Study Start: September 9, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 25, 2022
• Study Completion: October 25, 2022
• Last Updated: November 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)