Assessment of CPR Skills Acquisition and Retention: Impact of Technology and Self-training

NCT ID: NCT05493189

Last Updated: 2023-10-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-12-31

Brief Summary

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency maneuver used on a victim who is in cardiac arrest. Early and efficient CPR, with a focus on chest compressions, is a key element in increasing victim survival. The success of resuscitation does not only depend on the immediate initiation of the maneuvers, but also on the quality with which they are applied. However, there is an obvious gap in the knowledge of these maneuvers. This study aims to analyze the acquisition and retention/maintenance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and the impact of the use of technology and autonomous training in medical students.

Detailed Description

The objectives of this study include:

1. Study the impact of using technology, namely simulators with automatic feedback, in CPR training.

2. Study the potential of autonomous training as a complementary and/or alternative methodology in CPR training.

3. Assess the acquisition and retention/maintenance of CPR skills, through autonomous and regular training.

The findings of this project are expected to promote awareness and behavioral change in the rescuer, leading to better outcomes for patients.

Experimental case-control study, aligned in two phases. In a first phase, all participants will be exposed to a period of autonomous training, with measurements of performance and quality of CPR, before and after training. This phase will allow investigating the acquisition of skills through autonomous training and leveling the skills of the entire sample. In a second phase, the sample will be randomly distributed between two groups and the retention/maintenance of skills will be evaluated over 1 year, considering that one of the groups will be exposed to 2 additional autonomous training sessions (after 2 and 6 months). The collection of technical skills data will be performed in the pre-training period, post-training (time zero) and after 2, 6 and 12 months - corresponding to 5 data collection moments, in both groups.

Both autonomous training and technical skills data collection will take place using a feedback CPR training simulator (eg Laerdal Little Anne QCPR). Along with the collection of technical skills data, theoretical knowledge will be assessed through a questionnaire. The duration of the autonomous training will be 30 minutes.

The sample will be recruited by convenience (non-probabilistic sample), using students of the 4th year of the Integrated Master in Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

Data collection will take place at the Clinical Simulation Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (Portugal);

An estimate of the sample size was calculated considering the use of an ANOVA test for repeated measures. Using the G-Power software and considering an effect size of 0.20, significance level of 0.05, power of 0.95, for two groups and five measures, 96 participants will be needed. In this calculation, a null correlation coefficient was used, opting for a conservative approach to sample size calculation. Anticipating eventual dropouts, 150 participants will be recruited.

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Control Group

Participants with no additional autonomous training sessions.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention Group

Participants exposed to 2 additional autonomous training sessions (after 2 and 6 months).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Additional autonomous training sessions

Intervention Type: OTHER

The duration of the autonomous training will be 30 minutes, using a feedback CPR training simulator (eg Laerdal Little Anne QCPR).

Interventions

Additional autonomous training sessions

The duration of the autonomous training will be 30 minutes, using a feedback CPR training simulator (eg Laerdal Little Anne QCPR).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults (>= 18 years of age);
• Good state of health;
• Lack of formal training in CPR.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women;
• Individuals with reduced mobility;
• Physical fatigue and/or reported muscle pain;

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Rede de Investigação em Saúde

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Universidade do Porto

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Carla Sa-Couto, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade do Porto

Locations

Faculty of Medicine (FMUP)

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Portugal

Central Contacts

Abel Nicolau, MSc, PhDc

Role: CONTACT

anicolau@med.up.pt

(+351) 220426836 ext. 26836

Janete Santos, PhD

Role: CONTACT

investigaclinica@med.up.pt

(+351) 225 513 600

Facility Contacts

Abel Nicolau, MSc, PhDc

Role: primary

anicolau@med.up.pt

(+351) 220426836 ext. 26836

Other Identifiers

TrainCPR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id