Effect of E-learning Training on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Assessment
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Educational intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Stroke Assessment, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Modified Rankin Scale, Clinical Competence. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
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Official title
Effect of E-learning Training on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Assessment Performance: a Web-based Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The goal of this web-based randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether an e-learning training program improves the accuracy of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) assessments among practicing paramedics in French-speaking Switzerland who have not previously received formal training in these scales. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does e-learning training improve performance on a standardized NIHSS assessment quiz compared with no prior training? * Does e-learning training improve the accuracy of mRS assessment using case-based clinical vignettes compared with no prior training? Researchers will compare paramedics who complete the NIHSS and mRS e-learning modules before assessment (intervention group) with paramedics who complete the assessments without prior training (control group) to determine whether e-learning training leads to higher assessment performance scores. Participants will: * Provide electronic informed consent via a secure web-based platform * Be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group * Complete either the e-learning modules before assessment or the assessments before training, depending on group allocation * Complete an online NIHSS quiz and mRS case-based vignettes * Receive access to the NIHSS and mRS e-learning modules by the end of the study
Interventions
- Other Educational intervention
Educational intervention by the mean of an e-learning modules (NIHSS and mRS).
Primary outcome measures
- Performance on a NIHSS 50-item quiz [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the study path in a timeframe of maximum 4 weeks.]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Performance of mRS assessment [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the study path in a timeframe of maximum 4 weeks.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Holding a paramedic title (recognized in Switzerland)
- Currently actively practicing in Switzerland
- Fluent in French (all study material will be provided in French)
Exclusion criteria
- Previously completed formal training on either the NIHSS or the mRS.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- Genève TEAM Ambulances — Geneva
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07318376 · NIHSS-6