An observational study in Cardiac Arrest (CA), sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-15.
Sponsored by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Observational
Cardiac arrest (CA) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and its incidence continues to increase. The median survival rate following in-hospital cardiac arrest in France is 19%. In Europe, it ranges from 15% to 34%. Effective management of cardiac arrest is therefore essential to reduce the mortality rate associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest.
However, cardiac arrest is a source of stress in conventional care settings. First, it is a life-threatening emergency in which the absence of effective management results in the patient's death. Furthermore, the occurrence of cardiac arrest in conventional hospital wards, particularly in pediatrics, is uncommon. Healthcare professionals are therefore not accustomed to encountering these situations, which may lead to apprehension, stress, and a lack of confidence in their skills when faced with cardiac arrest.
In this context, maintaining skills is essential to ensure effective management of cardiac arrest.
Providing open-access training in the workplace would make it possible to maintain a high level of proficiency over time while allowing healthcare professionals to remain at their workplace.
The expected benefits are improved management of patients experiencing cardiac arrest through regular training and maintenance of the technical skills of paramedical and medical healthcare professionals in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
This is a retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a pre-/post-training intervention on the level of technical skills used by healthcare professionals in the management of cardiac arrest.
Regular and ongoing training of healthcare professionals is essential to ensure effective management in the event of cardiac arrest.
Providing training within the care unit would increase the frequency of training sessions while reducing staff availability constraints, and could help maintain a high level of proficiency in CPR skills over time.
In 2015, Laerdal and the American Heart Association developed a resuscitation quality improvement program called RQI (Resuscitation Quality Improvement), enabling healthcare professionals to independently train in CPR techniques within their own department, with feedback on skills acquisition.
The RQI simulation-based self-training program is a self-directed learning system for basic CPR that complies with Basic Life Support (BLS) training, the international standard. Its objective is to improve CPR skills related to chest compressions and BVM ventilation, using auditory and visual feedback to support skills acquisition during simulated resuscitation.
The training method provides a certificate of successful completion every three months. However, learners may log in and train as often as they wish.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) simulation-based self-training program on the technical CPR skills used during cardiac arrest management among healthcare professionals working in three pediatric hospital departments at Trousseau Hospital (AP-HP, Paris).
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The study will include healthcare professionals working in one of the three departments of the A. Trousseau Children's Hospital: neonatal and pediatric intensive care, emergency department, and oncology/hematology.
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- Working in one of the 3 participating pediatric departments as a nursing assistant, nurse, physician, or healthcare manager
Exclusion Criteria:
- Objection to the collection of his data
the success rate (total score greater than or equal to 75%) of RQI program participants
the success rate (total score greater than or equal to 75%) of RQI program participants in order to evaluate the impact of the RQI self-training program on CPR technical skills
Time frame: 12 months
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the number of logins to the station
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the number of logins to the station in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the profession (Registered Nurse (RN), Nursing Assistant (NA), Physician)
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to the profession (Registered Nurse (RN), Nursing Assistant (NA), Physician) in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Professional experience (number of years)
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Professional experience (number of years) in order to evaluate the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to profile
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Department/unit of practice in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills According to Profile
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to Department/unit of practice in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to Profile
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to occurrence of a cardiac arrest in the department in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills According to Profile
Success rate (score ≥ 75%) according to occurrence of a cardiac arrest in the department in order to evaluate of the Difference in Effectiveness of CPR Technical Skills according to Profile
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Evaluate learner satisfaction with the RQI training program using a satisfaction questionnaire
Evaluate learner satisfaction with the RQI training program using a satisfaction questionnaire (score greater than or equal to 80%).
Time frame: 12 months
Number of technical malfunctions
the number of technical malfunctions in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.
Time frame: 24 months
Number of network problems
the number of network problems in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.
Time frame: 24 months
Number of system connection issues
the number of system connection issues, in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.
Time frame: 24 months
Number of simulator operation
the number of simulator operation in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.
Time frame: 24 months
Number of computer operation
the number of computer operation in order to evaluate the technical operationality of the RQI system by compiling the number of technical malfunctions network problems, system connection issues, simulator and computer operation.
Time frame: 24 months
Plan to share: Undecided
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Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Sep 2028, 24 months later.
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