Online Training for Paramedics to Assess Stroke Severity and Recovery
Tests whether online training helps paramedics score stroke assessments more accurately.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effect of E-learning Training on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Assessment
Key facts
- Where
- Geneva, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- Genève TEAM AmbulancesGeneva, SwitzerlandNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Stuby Loric
- Trial code
- NCT07318376
- Record updated
- 7 January 2026
- Original description
The goal of this web-based randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether an e-learning training program improves the accuracy of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) assessments among practicing paramedics in French-speaking Switzerland who have not previously received formal training in these scales.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effect of E-learning Training on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Assessment Performance: a Web-based Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this web-based randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether an e-learning training program improves the accuracy of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) assessments among practicing paramedics in French-speaking Switzerland who have not previously received formal training in these scales.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does e-learning training improve performance on a standardized NIHSS assessment quiz compared with no prior training? * Does e-learning training improve the accuracy of mRS assessment using case-based clinical vignettes compared with no prior training?
Researchers will compare paramedics who complete the NIHSS and mRS e-learning modules before assessment (intervention group) with paramedics who complete the assessments without prior training (control group) to determine whether e-learning training leads to higher assessment performance scores.
Participants will:
* Provide electronic informed consent via a secure web-based platform * Be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group * Complete either the e-learning modules before assessment or the assessments before training, depending on group allocation * Complete an online NIHSS quiz and mRS case-based vignettes * Receive access to the NIHSS and mRS e-learning modules by the end of the study
Inclusion: Holding a paramedic title (recognized in Switzerland); Currently actively practicing in Switzerland; Fluent in French (all study material will be provided in French).
Exclusion: Previously completed formal training on either the NIHSS or the mRS.