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Structured Debriefing and Institutional Trust After a Mass-Casualty Simulation
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Summary
This single-center, randomized, parallel-group trial evaluates whether adding a structured psychological and organizational support module to the standard technical debriefing via the PEARLS method after a full-scale hospital mass-casualty incident simulation increases healthcare professionals' confidence in their institution's ability to respond to a mass-casualty incident. Adult hospital professionals with an operational role in the exercise will complete a baseline questionnaire immediately after the exercise and before allocation. Participants will then be randomized 1:1 to standard debriefing control module or to standard debriefing plus a structured psychological and organizational support module. The primary outcome is the post-debriefing institutional confidence score, calculated as the mean of three 7-point Likert items and analyzed with adjustment for the pre-debriefing score.
Official title: Impact of a Structured Post-Simulation Debriefing on Institutional Trust After a Mass-Casualty Incident Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2026-10-31
Last Updated
2026-10-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Standard debriefing (PEARLS Method)
Standardized debriefing using the PEARLS method without a specific psychological-support component.
Standard debriefing (PEARLS Method) + support module
Standardized debriefing using the PEARLS method with a specific psychological-support component.
Locations (1)
Hôpital Beaujon
Clichy, France