The Effect of T-CPR on the Quality of CPR and AED Use

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

153 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-30

Study Completion Date

2020-08-23

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of telephone assistance and standardized basic life support courses on the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillator (AED).

The investigators hypothesize that bystanders can provide compressions in correct frequency and use an AED correctly as well as safely from telephone instructions but that correct and successful ventilations including correct open airway require training on a course.

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Detailed Description

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The study aims at answering the following research questions:

1. How is the quality of CPR and use of AED when performed by an inexperienced bystander who receives telephone assistance compared to the quality when performed by a trained bystander, who has passed a standardized European Resuscitation Council (ERC) course in basic life support (BLS) but does not receive telephone assistance?
2. How is the quality of CPR and use of AED when performed by a trained bystander who has passed a standardized ERC course in BLS and who receives telephone assistance compared to the quality when performed by a trained bystander who does not receive telephone assistance?

The questions are sought answered through simulated cardiac arrest scenarios in non-classroom settings.

Participants are recruited from ERC courses in BLS.

Participants are randomised to one of three groups (stratified for course type using computer-generated randomisation lists with blocks of variable sizes):

1. Cardiac arrest scenario test before BLS course with telephone-assistance.
2. Cardiac arrest scenario test after BLS course, no telephone-assistance.
3. Cardiac arrest scenario test after BLS course with telephone-assistance.

Conditions

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Basic Cardiac Life Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallel Assignment

Participants are randomized to one of three groups (stratified for course type, using computer-generated lists with variable block sizes):

Participants are given a cardiac arrest scenario test either before or after a European Resuscitation Council standardized basic life support course. Two of the groups receive instructions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a dispatcher when they call the Emergency Medical Services.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No BLS course. With T-CPR.

The participant is presented for a cardiac arrest scenario before attending the ERC standardized BLS course.

During the scenario test, the participant will receive T-CPR.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

T-CPR

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receive telephone instructions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) from the Emergency Medical Services in Copenhagen during the cardiac arrest scenario test.

With BLS course. No T-CPR.

The participant is presented for a cardiac arrest scenario after completion of the ERC standardized BLS course.

During the scenario test, the participant will not receive T-CPR.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ERC standardized BLS course

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive and complete the standardized course in basic life support (BLS) from European Resuscitation Council (ERC).

With BLS course. With T-CPR.

The participant is presented for a cardiac arrest scenario after completion of the ERC standardized BLS course.

During the scenario test, the participant will receive T-CPR.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

T-CPR

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants receive telephone instructions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) from the Emergency Medical Services in Copenhagen during the cardiac arrest scenario test.

ERC standardized BLS course

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive and complete the standardized course in basic life support (BLS) from European Resuscitation Council (ERC).

Interventions

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T-CPR

Participants receive telephone instructions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) from the Emergency Medical Services in Copenhagen during the cardiac arrest scenario test.

Intervention Type OTHER

ERC standardized BLS course

Participants will receive and complete the standardized course in basic life support (BLS) from European Resuscitation Council (ERC).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant at a European Resuscitation Council standardized basic life support course. Participants are enrolled from courses for university students, courses for elderly and courses for recruits in the Danish Emergency Management Agency.

Exclusion Criteria

* Basic life support course within the last two years.
* Healthcare professional or background as healthcare professional.
* Instructor in basic life support or first aid.
* Lifeguard or background as lifeguard.
* Does not want to participate.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes