Spine race: scoop stretcher vs. vacuum mattress in paramedic drill
NCT ID NCT04904770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed trial tested how quickly paramedics can stabilize a patient's spine using a scoop stretcher versus a vacuum mattress. Fifteen emergency medical workers participated in a simulated emergency. The goal was to see which device is faster and whether the quality of stabilization differs.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * registered paramedics or emergency medical technician (EMT) actually working in the ambulance service. Exclusion Criteria: * member of study investigators
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Genève TEAM Ambulances
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1201, Switzerland
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