Short CPR practice sessions at work may sharpen hospital resuscitation skills
NCT ID NCT07820605
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Cardiac arrest survival in hospitals stays low, and staff on regular wards rarely face these emergencies. Researchers are studying a simulation-based self-training program that lets nurses, doctors, and assistants practice CPR without leaving their department. The study looks at whether staff who use the program score higher on CPR skill checks, and whether more practice sessions relate to better scores.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- simulation-based CPR self-training program
- What this could lead to
- If the program works, hospitals could adopt short, on-site CPR practice sessions to help staff keep their resuscitation skills sharp between real emergencies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective look at one training program in three pediatric departments, so it cannot prove the training caused any skill differences. Results may not apply to other hospitals or specialties.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 265 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- 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
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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P₂ULSE
Paris, 75012, France
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