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Study of the inter-rater reliability of two triage tools by Japan Triage and Acuity Scale(JTAS) and Emergency Severity Index (ESI) : A randomized trial.

Study of the inter-rater reliability of two triage tools by Japan Triage and Acuity Scale(JTAS) and Emergency Severity Index (ESI) : A randomized trial. - Study of the inter-rater reliability of two triage tools by Japan Triage and Acuity Scale(JTAS) and Emergency Severity Index (ESI) : A randomized trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000027615
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-06-22
Start date
2017-06-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Subjects will be recruited the triage nurses using the JTAS in emergency department. This study will divide subjects into two groups.

Interventions

After completion of training with the ESI for 3 hours, subjects in each group will solve 100 practice cases. After completion of review with the JTAS for 3 hours, subjects in each group solved 100 pra

Sponsors

Department of nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kansai University of Social Welfare.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects have experienced in triage for 2 years or more and less than 5 years, have experienced in nurse for 5 years or more and less than 20 years. Moreover, subjects had participated in the triage seminar. Also subjects have used triage tool with the JTAS on a daily basis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exception criteria were as follows; except certified nurse specialist of critical care nursing and Japanese nurse practitioner.Subjects do not have chance of acuity decision on a daily basis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint will establish the inter-rater reliability of the results on practice cases in each group. In addition, the secondary endpoint will establish the inter-rater reliability of the results on practice cases in each urgency criteria.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
At first, the Visual Analog Scale which can be indicator of subjective evaluation will be employed to measure usability of each triage tool. Secondary, the total time taken to solve practice cases is related between the ESI and the JTAS.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoichi Takaoka

Kansai University of Social Welfare Faculty of Nursing

takaoka@kusw.ac.jp0791-46-2686

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026