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Reliability of the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS®) Used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers

NCT ID: NCT02559531

Last Updated: 2015-12-28

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-11-30

Brief Summary

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The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

Detailed Description

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The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by EMS providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

In order to perform this evaluation a cohort of 22 EMS providers will evaluate 28 standardized clinical scenarios using a computer simulator.

Conditions

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Emergency Medical Services Triage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group

EMS providers will evaluate computerized clinical scenarios using a mobile triage device

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile triage system

Intervention Type DEVICE

A mobile triage system used by EMS providers will be evaluated using standardized clinical vignettes

Interventions

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Mobile triage system

A mobile triage system used by EMS providers will be evaluated using standardized clinical vignettes

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All EMS providers employed by a private ambulance company in the State of Geneva, Switzerland

Exclusion Criteria

* Not giving informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Geneva

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Olivier T. Rutschmann

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Olivier T Rutschmann, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Geneva

Locations

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ED of Geneva University Hospitals

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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CCER 15-083

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id