Immobilization
Conditions
Keywords
Spinal stabilization, Prehospital, Emergency Medical Services, Scoop stretcher, Vacuum mattress, Spinal cord injury, Prehospital emergency care
Brief summary
A simulation-based randomized controlled trial was designed with the objective to assess the time needed to achieve spinal stabilization using a scoop stretcher compared to a vacuum mattress.
Detailed description
A simulation-based randomized controlled trial was designed with the objective to assess the time needed to achieve spinal stabilization using a scoop stretcher compared to a vacuum mattress. The participants will be recruited among healthcare workers from one Emergency Medical Service. Then, the participants will first act as patient and undergo spinal stabilization from an other team, afterwards they will have to complete a spinal stabilization either using a scoop stretcher or a vacuum mattress, depending on allocation regarding randomization. The sessions will be video recorded to allow subsequent assessment.
Interventions
DEVICEScoop stretcher
Already included in arm/group description
DEVICEVacuum mattress
Already included in arm/group description
Sponsors
Stuby Loric
Geneve TEAM Ambulances
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Due to nature of therapy, it is impossible to mask participants, care provider, investigators or outcomes assessors. Statistician will however be blinded to allocation.
Intervention model description
Randomized Controlled Trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* registered paramedics or emergency medical technician (EMT) actually working in the ambulance service.
Exclusion criteria
* member of study investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Time to Perform the Procedure | At study session (real-time assessment), in July or August | The time required to complete the procedure from the team leader's order to start, until the device is left up from the ground, measured in seconds. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Stabilization | At study session (real-time assessment), in July or August | Quality of stabilization (accuracy of tightening of restraints belts) regarding the standard operating procedure, in a dichotomous manner (sufficient vs insufficent). |
| Level of Anxiety | 5 minutes after spinal stabilization, on a questionnaire | Participants will estimate their level of anxiety on a visual analog scale from 0 = "No anxiety at all" to 10 = "The worst anxiety imaginable". |
| Level of Comfort | 5 minutes after spinal stabilization, on a questionnaire | Participants will estimate their level of comfort on a visual analog scale from 0 = "Very, very comfortable" to 10 = "Very, very uncomfortable". |
| Degree of Induced Dyspnoea or Shortness of Breath | 5 minutes after spinal stabilization, on a questionnaire | Participants will estimate their degree of induced dyspnoea or shortness of breath on a visual analog scale from 0 = "No dyspnoea or shortness of breath" to 10 = "The worst imaginable dyspnoea". |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLoric Stuby
Geneve TEAM Ambulances
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | — |
|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 31 years |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | 0 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Man | 8 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Other | 1 Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Woman | 4 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 |
Outcome results
None listed