Pilot Trial Completed!

362 Participants Enrolled

The pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) and Primary Trauma Care (PTC) with standard care. Seven hospitals across India participated and the trial included adult patients who presented with history of trauma. The study included both participant and feasibility outcomes. The primary participant outcome was all-cause mortality within 30 days from the time of arrival to the emergency department. We are currently writing up the results of this pilot, so stay tuned!

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Pre-print Published Protocol ClinicalTrials.gov Record

Researching Trauma Life Support Training Effectiveness

TERN is a research network started in 2021 aiming to assess the effects of trauma life support training programs on patient outcomes.

Latest News

Pre-print published @tern 2024-03-15
The first version of the pre-print of our pilot trial was published today on medRxiv. More

Last participant enrolled! @tern 2023-02-02
The last participant was enrolled today. Good job everyone!

About

Trauma is a Threat to Global Health

The reduction of mortality and morbidity from trauma is part of the Sustainable Development Goals. The trauma life support training programs Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) and Primary Trauma Care (PTC) are widely used to improve hospital trauma care but no high quality evidence exists to show that these programs improve patient outcomes.

A Network of Researchers

The purpose of the Trauma life support training Effectiveness Research Network (TERN) is to develop a research project to assess the effects of ATLS and PTC training on patient outcomes compared to standard care.

The specific aims of the network are to:

  1. Assess the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial (CRCT) on the effect of ATLS and PTC training on patient outcomes compared to standard care
  2. Conduct community consultations to elicit community members' views on the acceptability and relevance of the planned research, and to invlive communities in the choice of outcome measures
  3. Conduct a pilot study of ATLS and PTC training compared to standard care
  4. Develop joint research applications and promote capacity building by framing topics for PhD projects based on the outcomes of the pilot study

Funding

Our network and the pilot trial is funded by the Swedish Research Council and the Laerdal Foundation

News

Pre-print published @tern 2024-03-15
The first version of the pre-print of our pilot trial was published today on medRxiv. More

Last participant enrolled! @tern 2023-02-02
The last participant was enrolled today. Good job everyone!

Second batch of residents trained in PTC @tern 2022-08-31
Between August 30 and 31 the second batch of residents from the two hospitals in the Primary Trauma Care (PTC) intervention arm underwent their training in Delhi.

New ethical approval! @tern 2022-08-10
We have received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

First batch of residents trained in PTC @tern 2022-08-03
Between August 2 and 3 the first batch of residents from the two hospitals in the Primary Trauma Care (PTC) intervention arm underwent their training in Delhi.

TERN pilot registered on ClinicalTrials.gov @tern 2022-06-14
The TERN pilot record was just released on ClinicalTrials.gov, with identifier NCT05417243. More

Residents trained in ATLS @tern 2022-05-29
Between May 26 and 28, residents from two hospitals in the Advanced Trauma Life Support arm completed the ATLS® provider course at the MGM Skills Lab at MGM Medical College & Hospital in Navi Mumbai.

New ethical approval! @tern 2022-05-20
We have received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital in Mumbai.

Trial pilot protocol published in BMJ Open! @tern 2022-04-19
The TERN pilot protocol titled "A pilot multicentre cluster randomised trial to compare the effect of trauma life support training programmes on patient and provider outcomes" was just published in BMJ Open. More

First patient entrolled! @tern 2022-04-11
Today was the first patient enrolled in the TERN pilot trial at Dr. R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai. Good job!

Trial protocol accepted in BMJ Open! @tern 2022-03-28
The TERN pilot trial protocol "A Pilot Multicenter Cluster Randomized Trial to Compare The Effect of Trauma Life Support Training Programs on Patient and Provider Outcomes" has been accepted for publication in BMJ Open.

New ethical approval @tern 2022-03-03
We have received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at the Medica Superspeciality Hospital in Kolkata.

New ethical approval @tern 2022-02-24
We just received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at Dr R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai.

New ethical approval @tern 2022-02-18
The TERN pilot trial just received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at Seth Gowardhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.

First ethical approval! @tern 2021-12-29
The TERN pilot trial just received its first ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee at Nilratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata.