An interventional study of Paramedic training in Brain Tumor Adult, sponsored by University Hospital, Brest. Recruiting at 11 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-23.
Sponsored by University Hospital, Brest · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate that simulation training for paramedical staff in neurosurgery departments, in announcing and accompanying patients with a brain tumor, improves patient satisfaction when a (potentially malignant) brain tumor is discovered, compared with usual care.
The main question it aims to answer is:
- Are patients more satisfied (as measured by scores on the EORCT IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire) with their neurosurgical hospitalization following the discovery of a brain tumor in centers where paramedics have been trained by simulation?
Researchers will compare the results of the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire to determine whether paramedic training improves patient satisfaction between simulation-trained and untrained centers.
Participants will be asked to complete the EORT IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire at the end of their hospital stay.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Centers whose paramedics will not follow the training proposed by the study.
Centers whose paramedics will benefit from the training proposed by the study.
Other: Paramedic training
Nurses and care assistants at the centers randomized to the "with training" arm will undergo a day-and-a-half of training to help them support patients diagnosed with brain tumors. Training consists of half a day of theory, followed by a day of simulation.
Measuring patient satisfaction following the discovery of a brain tumor.
Measurement of patient satisfaction following the discovery of a brain tumor via scores obtained, at the end of their neurosurgical hospitalization, in response to the EORCT IN-PATSAT32 (European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer IN PATient SATisfaction 32) questionnaire, whose dimensions of interest are ordered as follows for hierarchical analysis: 1. SATNIS = nurses interpersonal skills 2. SATNIP = nurses information provision 3. SATNAV = nurses availability 4. SATNTS = nurses technical skills, 5. SATGEN = overall quality rating All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high score represents a high level of satisfaction with care.
Time frame: The day of discharge from neurosurgery, on average 8 days (between 1 days and 15 days)
Measurement of patients' experiences following the discovery of a brain tumor via scores obtained (other questionnaire items)
Measurement of patients' experiences following the discovery of a brain tumor via the scores obtained at the end of their neurosurgical hospitalization in response to the other items of the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire (European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer IN PATient SATisfaction 32) : * SATEXE = exchange of information between caregivers, * SATDIS = doctors interpersonal skills, * SATDIP = doctors information provision, * SATDAV = doctors availability, * SATDTS = doctors technical skills, * SATOTH = other personal interpersonal skills, All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A high score represents a high level of satisfaction with care.
Time frame: The day of discharge from neurosurgery, on average 8 days (between 1 days and 15 days)
Measuring patients' feelings
Measuring patients' feelings with the INCA (French National Cancer Institute) questionnaire (Sick people - Survey on the announcement of the diagnosis and the feelings of sick people) at the end of their neurosurgical hospital hospitalization.
Time frame: The day of discharge from neurosurgery, on average 8 days (between 1 days and 15 days)
Measuring Caregivers' Experiences/Quality of Life at Work
Measurement of caregivers' experience/quality of life at work at D0 and 6 months, using the Delmas et al. questionnaire.
Time frame: Day 0 and Month 6
Measurement of caregivers' listening skills.
Measurement of caregivers' listening attitude, using the Porter et al. questionnaire at D0, after training and 6 months.
Time frame: Day 0, after training and Month 6
Measuring communication within the paramedical team
Measurement of communication within the paramedical team, using the paramedical team communication evaluation questionnaire (Likert scales, 5 points) at D0 and 6 months.
Time frame: Day 0 and Month 6
Measuring communication between paramedical and medical teams.
Measurement of communication between the paramedical and medical teams, using a questionnaire to evaluate communication between the paramedical and medical teams (Likert scales, 5 points) at D0 and 6 months.
Time frame: Day 0 and Month 6
Plan to share: Yes — All collected data that underlie results in a publication
Supporting information: Study protocol
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