About this trial
This study will be a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial in a tertiary pediatric emergency department with two parallel groups of voluntary pediatric physicians and nurses. The impact of a mHealth supportive tool will be compared with conventional communication methods on situational awareness, leadership, team communication effectiveness and performance during standardized, simulation-based, pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest scenario using a high-fidelity manikin. Thirty-six participants will be randomized (1:1). The primary endpoint is the situational awareness score measured with the situation awareness global assessment technique (SAGAT) instrument.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Any physician performing a fellowship in the pediatric emergency department.
Any postgraduate residents pursuing a <5 years residency in pediatrics.
To be registered nurses from the PED.
To have previously completed a standardized 15-min introductory course on the use of the InterFACE tool dispensed by the study investigators.
Disqualifiers
To have not undergone the standardized 15-min introductory course on the use of the InterFACE tool dispensed by the study investigators.
Participation to a simulation in the past month is an exclusion criterion to avoid a recent training effect.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- InterFACE (mHealth tool)
- Conventional methods
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Pediatric Clinical Research Platform
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
Collaborator