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| Cardiopulmonary Arrest Resuscitation Pediatrics Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services | Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 4th drug Device: Conventional method 1st drug Device: Conventional method 2nd drug Device: Conventional method 3rd drug Device: Conventional method 4th drug | Not Applicable |
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| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 150 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Intervention Model Description: | Prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial |
| Masking: | Single (Participant) |
| Masking Description: | Blinding to the direct IV drugs and doses intended for use will be maintained during recruitment to minimize preparation bias. Allocation concealment will be ensured with an allocation software and not released until the paramedics start the scenario. Study team members will be revealed to the participants just before the scenario starts. Paramedics will be unblinded when the simulated scenario starts. Although the intervention could not be masked, all investigators will remain unaware of the outcomes until all data will be unlocked for analysis at the end of the trial. All scenarios will be video-recorded for later analysis. Post-scenario video review will be done without blinding by two reviewers, but undertaken independently and blinded to each other's reviews. In case of disagreement, a third independent evaluator will help reach a consensus. The data analyst will be blinded to treatment allocation. |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Mobile Device App to Reduce Prehospital Medication Errors and Time to Drug Preparation and Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial |
| Actual Study Start Date : | September 3, 2019 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 31, 2020 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | January 31, 2020 |
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Experimental: Arm A (mobile device app)
Paramedics preparing drugs with the help of the mobile device app PedAMINES™. Each paramedic will have to prepare sequentially 4 direct IV emergency drugs with the help of the mobile device app PedAMINES™. |
Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug
To prepare 0.01 mg/kg epinephrine (0.1 mL/kg of 0.1 mg/mL concentration)
Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug To prepare 0.1 mg/kg midazolam (of 5 mg/mL concentration ad 10 mL sodium chloride 0.9%)
Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug To prepare 4 mL/kg dextrose 10%
Device: Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 4th drug To prepare 1 mmol/kg sodium bicarbonate (of 4.2% = 0.5 mmol/L concentration)
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Active Comparator: Arm B (conventional preparation method)
Paramedics preparing drugs with the help of conventional method. Each paramedic will have to prepare sequentially 4 direct IV emergency drugs with the help of conventional method |
Device: Conventional method 1st drug
To prepare 0.01 mg/kg epinephrine (0.1 mL/kg of 0.1 mg/mL concentration)
Device: Conventional method 2nd drug To prepare 0.1 mg/kg midazolam (of 5 mg/mL concentration ad 10 mL sodium chloride 0.9%)
Device: Conventional method 3rd drug To prepare 4 mL/kg dextrose 10%
Device: Conventional method 4th drug To prepare 1 mmol/kg sodium bicarbonate (of 4.2% = 0.5 mmol/L concentration)
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A 3-item questionnaire using a 10-point Likert scale will be provided to the participants to measure their perceived stress and satisfaction about the preparation method used during the resuscitation scenario.
The questionnaire measures (1) the stress perceived before the scenario starts (On a scale from 1 to 10, how stressed are you now?), (2) the overall stress perceived at the end of the scenario (On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed [maximum reached] were you during the drug preparation period?), and (3) the satisfaction about the preparation method used during the resuscitation scenario (On a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied were you with your preparation experience?)
Scale ranges: from 0 (minimum score) to 10 (maximum score), increments are integers between 0 to 10. For stress, higher values represent a worse score, whereas for satisfaction higher values represent a better score. No subscales will be combined.
Acceptability and usability testing of the app will be assessed using a 52-item questionnaire based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. It's a standardized instrument for measuring the likelihood of success for new technology introductions and helps to understand the drivers of its acceptance.
The questionnaire has 52 questions distributed in 4 key constructs: 1) performance expectancy, 2) effort expectancy, 3) social influence, and 4) facilitating conditions.
Each question are based on a Likert-type 5-point scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Increments are integers between 1 to 5.
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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| Switzerland | |
| Geneva Emergency Medical Services (ACE Ambulances) | |
| Geneva, Switzerland, 1205 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Johan N Siebert, MD | Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland |
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| First Submitted Date ICMJE | April 12, 2019 | ||||||||||
| First Posted Date ICMJE | April 19, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Last Update Posted Date | June 9, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | September 3, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Actual Primary Completion Date | January 31, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Medication dosage errors [ Time Frame: 20 minutes ] To measure in each allocation group the number and proportion of medication dosage containing errors that occur during the sequence from drug preparation to drug injection. We define an emergency medication dose administration error as a failure in drug preparation if at least one of the following errors is committed: a deviation in drug dose of more than 10% from the correct weight dose; inability to calculate drug dosage without guidance help from the paramedic investigator (LB) leading the resuscitation in the room; and/or (because of its clinical relevance) a deviation of more than 10% of the final administered concentration of sodium bicarbonate from the prescribed 4.2% concentration. These errors will be measured both as the percentage deviation from the amount of delivered drug compared with the correct weight dose as prescribed by the physician and the absolute deviations from that dose.
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| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Medication dosage errors [ Time Frame: 20 minutes ] To measure in each allocation group the number and proportion of medication dosage containing errors that occur during the sequence from drug preparation to drug injection. An emergency medication dose administration error is defined as a deviation from the correct weight dose of more than 10%. These errors will be also measured both as the percentage deviation from the amount of delivered drug compared with the correct weight dose as prescribed by the physician and the absolute deviations from that dose.
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| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||||
| Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||||
| Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||||
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| Brief Title ICMJE | Reducing Prehospital Medication Errors & Time to Drug Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric CPR | ||||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | A Mobile Device App to Reduce Prehospital Medication Errors and Time to Drug Preparation and Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial | ||||||||||
| Brief Summary | The study investigators will recruit paramedics in many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to prepare direct intravenous (IV) emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenario. According to randomization, each paramedic will be asked to prepare sequentially 4 IV emergency drugs (epinephrine, midazolam, dextrose 10%, sodium bicarbonate 4.2%) following either their current conventional methods or by the aim of a mobile device app. This app is designed to support drug preparation at pediatric dosages. In a previous multicenter randomized trial with nurses, the investigators reported the ability of this app to significantly reduce in-hospital continuous infusion medication error rates and drug preparation time compared to conventional preparation methods during simulation-based resuscitations. In this trial, the aim was to assess this app during pediatric out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation with paramedics. | ||||||||||
| Detailed Description |
Children represent a vulnerable population with specific medical needs compared to adults. Fast, accurate, and safe preparation and administration of IV drugs is both complex and time consuming in pediatric critical situations, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Most drugs given IV to children are provided in vials originally prepared for the adult population, which leads to the need for a specific individual, weight-based drug dose calculation and preparation for each child that varies widely across age groups. This error-prone process and the lower dosing error tolerance of children place them at a high risk for life-threatening medication errors. Despite well equipped and staffed environments with numerous available safeguards, direct IV medication errors have been reported in up to 41% of cases during simulated in-hospital pediatric resuscitations, 65% of which were incorrect medication dosage, making it the most common error. The rate of errors is also important in the prehospital setting, occurring in more than 30% of all pediatric drugs administered. As paramedics have little exposure to critically ill children, they have limited opportunities to administer resuscitation drugs at pediatric doses and to train this skill. Moreover, in resuscitation, time is inversely correlated to survival. During the first 15 min of in-hospital pediatric CPR, survival and favorable neurological outcome decrease linearly by 2,1% and 1,2% per min, respectively, and rely in part on drug preparation time either in- or out-of-hospital. Among non-shockable pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, each minute delay to epinephrine delivery is associated with 9% decrease in the odds of survival. Regrettably, in the prehospital setting, the majority of patients receive epinephrine more than 10 minutes after EMS arrival. The chain of survival therefore critically relies on early out-of-hospital CPR by EMS, and onsite administration of IV emergency drugs without delay before a rapid transfer to pediatric emergency departments and advanced care. In a previous multicenter, randomized crossover trial, medication errors, time to drug preparation, and time to drug delivery for continuous infusions during simulation-based pediatric in-hospital postcardiac arrest scenarios were significantly reduced by using a mobile device app - the pediatric accurate medication in emergency situations (PedAMINES™) app - designed to help pediatric drug preparation. The present multicenter trial aims to compare the impact of this app with conventional calculation methods for the preparation of direct IV drugs during standardized, simulation-based, pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios. The investigators hypothesized that use of the app might extend and scale up the previous multicenter in-hospital observations by similarly reducing occurrence of medication errors and time to drug preparation and delivery when used by paramedics in out-of-hospital settings. In this trial, the investigators will recruit paramedics in many EMS in Switzerland to prepare direct IV emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenario with a high-fidelity WiFi manikin (Laerdal SimBaby). The scenario will take place out-of-hospital in a simulated children's room to increase realism. On the day of participation after random allocation (1:1 allocation ratio), each participating paramedic will (1) complete a survey collecting data regarding their demographics, care training, and simulation and computer experience, (2) receive a standardized 5-min training session on how to use the app, and (3) be presented the simulation manikin characteristics. The paramedics will then be asked to perform a 20-min highly realistic pediatric CPR scenario on the high-fidelity manikin. Each paramedic will be asked to prepare sequentially 4 intravenous emergency drugs (epinephrine, midazolam, dextrose 10%, sodium bicarbonate 4.2%) following either their current conventional methods or by the aim of the mobile app. The procedure is standardized across all sites to follow the same chronological progression and range of difficulty to ensure each participant is exposed to exactly the same case, with similar challenges in decision making and treatment preparation provided on the same manikin. All the actions (i.e. primary and secondary outcomes) performed by the paramedics during the scenario will be automatically recorded and stored by the responsive simulator detectors, the app, and by several GoPro Hero 5 Black edition action video cameras worn by the paramedics and placed within the room. The study will be carried out in accordance with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials of Electronic and Mobile Health Applications and Online TeleHealth (CONSORT-EHEALTH) guidelines and the Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research. This study aims to compare the impact of this app with conventional calculation methods for the preparation of direct IV drugs during standardized, simulation-based, pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios, were paramedics are little exposed to pediatric CPRs. The investigators hypothesize that use of the app might extend and scale up their previous multicenter in-hospital observations by similarly reducing occurrence of medication errors and time to drug preparation and delivery when used by paramedics in out-of-hospital settings. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||||||||
| Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Intervention Model Description: Prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial Masking: Single (Participant)Masking Description: Blinding to the direct IV drugs and doses intended for use will be maintained during recruitment to minimize preparation bias. Allocation concealment will be ensured with an allocation software and not released until the paramedics start the scenario. Study team members will be revealed to the participants just before the scenario starts. Paramedics will be unblinded when the simulated scenario starts. Although the intervention could not be masked, all investigators will remain unaware of the outcomes until all data will be unlocked for analysis at the end of the trial. All scenarios will be video-recorded for later analysis. Post-scenario video review will be done without blinding by two reviewers, but undertaken independently and blinded to each other's reviews. In case of disagreement, a third independent evaluator will help reach a consensus. The data analyst will be blinded to treatment allocation. Primary Purpose: Treatment
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| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||||||||
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| Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
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| Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | January 31, 2020 | ||||||||||
| Actual Primary Completion Date | January 31, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||||
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| Ages ICMJE | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) | ||||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | ||||||||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||||||||
| Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Switzerland | ||||||||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT03921346 | ||||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | SNSF_32003B_182374 | ||||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||||||
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| Responsible Party | Johan Siebert, University Hospital, Geneva | ||||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Pediatric Clinical Research Platform | ||||||||||
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| PRS Account | Pediatric Clinical Research Platform | ||||||||||
| Verification Date | June 2021 | ||||||||||
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