Standard Two-Day Advanced Life Support (ALS) Versus One Day Recertification Course
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNational Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute
About this trial
this study aims to compare the effectiveness of a one-day versus two-day ALS recertification course in terms of knowledge retention, practical skills performance, participant satisfaction, and confidence.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adult healthcare professionals (≥18 years) requiring ALS recertification, including doctors, nurses, and paramedics, who can attend the assigned course and follow-up assessments.
Disqualifiers
Participants will be excluded if they cannot attend the assigned course or decline consent.
Trial population
demographic data will be collected, including participants' age, sex, specialty, prior ALS course completion, participation in resuscitation teams, last CPR performance, and total online learning hours (minimum 16 hours for the standard ALS course and 8 hours for the recertification course).
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
158 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsGroup A: standard ALS course
Group B: Recertification Course
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
overall effectiveness between the two-day stanrdand one-day ALS recertification
• Baseline knowledge score
Time frame
24hours precourse2
Practical skill effectiveness
• Standardized team-leader assessment station at the end of each course. Scoring: 0 = Not performed/incorrect, 1 = Partially/performed with prompting, 2 = Performed correctly and independently.
Time frame
48 and 24 hours from standard amd recertification course respectively3
Knowledge retention assessment
post-course MCQ to evaluate decay; similar to pre-course MCQ
Time frame
3 months post courseSecondary outcomes
1
Participant satisfaction e
scores about course structure, teaching quality, and learning materials; 1: Strongly disagree- 2:disagree- 3: moderate 4: agree- 5: Strongly agree
Time frame
48hours and 24 from standard and recertification course respectivelySponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov