Education of UltrasoundeALSNCT04148794
The Development and Evaluation of the Efficacy for Echo-assisted Advanced Life Support Advanced Life Support
A study testing echo-assisted advanced life support in people with Education of Ultrasound, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
The investigators conduct this project for integrating the point-of care ultrasound skill (POCUS) in to the American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) guidelines and other critical conditions. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Education of Ultrasound
- What is being tested?
- echo-assisted advanced life support
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2019to 31 Jul 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- all physicians or health care providers who are not well-experienced in the board of any kind of ultrasound
Who cannot join
- nil
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Chih-Heng Chang, MD. contact
Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100
Wan-Ching Lien, MD., PhD, +886-2-23123456 ext. 65637, wanchinglien@ntu.edu.tw
Chih-Heng Chang, MD., herman90021@msn.com
About this study
Official title: The Development and Evaluation of the Efficacy for Echo-assisted Advanced Life Support Advanced Life Support (eALS)
The investigators conduct this project for integrating the point-of care ultrasound skill (POCUS) in to the American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) guidelines and other critical conditions. Through lecture, head-on practice and scenario simulations, junior physicians who are the participants would be more familiar with the practice of POCUS in the settings of resuscitation and on the critical condition patients. The investigators aimed to increased the success rate of resuscitation and improve the outcomes of critical condition patients.
The investigators also try to make a template of ultrasound education in the board of emergency medicine and critical care medicine.
Read the detailed description
Advanced life support (ALS) is an important training course for junior physicians to learn how to manage critical patients. Ultrasound is an indispensable and easily accessible tool in emergency departments and critical care settings. Current guidelines suggested that ultrasound could be an integral part of resuscitative medicine. However, structured training is needed for better efficacy of ultrasound use during clinical use. The aim of this project is to incorporate ultrasound into the ALS course, including common critical diseases, such as dyspnea, shock, major trauma and cardiac arrests. Junior physicians at the National Taiwan University Hospital will be enrolled in this study as participants. Through lectures and hand-on practice, the junior physicians could be familiar with managing critical patients with ultrasound assistance. This study will be lasted for two years. In the 1st year, the investigators will establish the echo-assisted ALS (eALS) training course, set up assessment modules and simulation scenarios. In the 2nd year, the investigators will provide the formal eALS training course for 4 to 6 times, analyze the data and establish on-line learning modules. In addition, the investigators will promote the eALS course to other hospitals and other countries.
This pioneer study can provide experience of eALS training course and contribute to current medical education. Moreover, it can improve decision-making process and quality of care of the participants. Furthermore, the integrated on-line learning programs can be used to lessen the maturation time of the participants and would provide them to other departments and hospitals to improve patients' care.
- Conditions
- Education of Ultrasound
- Being tested
- echo-assisted advanced life support
- Keywords
- advanced life support, ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound, echo-assisted advanced life support
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
echo-assisted advanced life supportBehavioural
Integrated point-of-care ultrasound skill in to the setting of resuscitation, and critical condition patients.
Educate the participants to use these protocols and monitoring if there were improvement of patient's outcomes
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Participants who join the class of eALS Receives: Behavioral: echo-assisted advanced life support |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The improvement of performance of participant in the practicing of ultrasound
Compare the pre-lecture written test and a post-lecture written test results. There is also a hands-on examination after the lecture, to evaluate the participants skills, by using scoring sheets.
Measured: 32 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Nov 2019
- Study start1 Nov 2019
- Primary completion31 Jul 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jul 2021 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Education of UltrasoundStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Department of Emergency medicine, Study chair, National Taiwan University Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04148794
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 201812023RINA
- Acronym
- eALS
- Status last verified
- Jul 2021
- First submitted
- 27 Oct 2019
- Last updated
- 29 Jul 2021
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Jul 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Development and Evaluation of the Efficacy for Echo-assisted Advanced Life Support Advanced Life Support (eALS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04148794
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- eALS / 201812023RINA
- Conditions
- Education of Ultrasound
- Keywords
- advanced life support, ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound, echo-assisted advanced life support
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Nov 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The investigators conduct this project for integrating the point-of care ultrasound skill (POCUS) in to the American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) guidelines and other critical conditions. Through lecture, head-on practice and scenario simulations, junior physicians who are the participants would be more familiar with the practice of POCUS in the settings of resuscitation and on the critical condition patients. The investigators aimed to increased the success rate of resuscitation and improve the outcomes of critical condition patients.
The investigators also try to make a template of ultrasound education in the board of emergency medicine and critical care medicine.
Detailed description
Advanced life support (ALS) is an important training course for junior physicians to learn how to manage critical patients. Ultrasound is an indispensable and easily accessible tool in emergency departments and critical care settings. Current guidelines suggested that ultrasound could be an integral part of resuscitative medicine. However, structured training is needed for better efficacy of ultrasound use during clinical use. The aim of this project is to incorporate ultrasound into the ALS course, including common critical diseases, such as dyspnea, shock, major trauma and cardiac arrests. Junior physicians at the National Taiwan University Hospital will be enrolled in this study as participants. Through lectures and hand-on practice, the junior physicians could be familiar with managing critical patients with ultrasound assistance. This study will be lasted for two years. In the 1st year, the investigators will establish the echo-assisted ALS (eALS) training course, set up assessment modules and simulation scenarios. In the 2nd year, the investigators will provide the formal eALS training course for 4 to 6 times, analyze the data and establish on-line learning modules. In addition, the investigators will promote the eALS course to other hospitals and other countries.
This pioneer study can provide experience of eALS training course and contribute to current medical education. Moreover, it can improve decision-making process and quality of care of the participants. Furthermore, the integrated on-line learning programs can be used to lessen the maturation time of the participants and would provide them to other departments and hospitals to improve patients' care.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | Behavioral: echo-assisted advanced life supportParticipants who join the class of eALS |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- all physicians or health care providers who are not well-experienced in the board of any kind of ultrasound
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- nil
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| echo-assisted advanced life supportIntegrated point-of-care ultrasound skill in to the setting of resuscitation, and critical condition patients. Educate the participants to use these protocols and monitoring if there were improvement of patient's outcomes | Behavioural | Intervention group |
Primary outcome
The improvement of performance of participant in the practicing of ultrasound
Time frame: 32 weeks
Compare the pre-lecture written test and a post-lecture written test results. There is also a hands-on examination after the lecture, to evaluate the participants skills, by using scoring sheets.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Jul 2021.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Chih-Heng Chang, MD. contact
Department of Emergency medicine study chair
National Taiwan University Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing echo-assisted advanced life support in people with Education of Ultrasound, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Wan-Ching Lien, MD., PhD. (+886-23123456 ext. 65637, wangchinglien@ntu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The improvement of performance of participant in the practicing of ultrasound (time frame: 32 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2021.