NCT01191736

Ultra-Brief Versus Brief Hands Only CPR Video Training With and Without Psychomotor Skill Practice

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultra-Brief and Brief Hands-Only CPR Video Training With and Without Psychomotor Skill Practice for Lay Responders: a Controlled Randomized Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 336 (actual)
• Sponsor: Valleywise Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study examines the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention.

Detailed description

Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study is the first of its kind to examine the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR without the use of a manikin. The results will inform future efforts to mass train citizens in CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention. The four groups were 1) no training; 2) ultra-brief training video (90 seconds); 3) short training video (5 minutes) with no practice; and 4) short training video with hands-on practice. The subjects were then evaluated for CPR skills retention. One half of the subjects were evaluated on the training day, and the other half were evaluated two months later.

Conditions

• Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	No training, assessed within 60 mins	Subjects receive no training in resuscitation
BEHAVIORAL	Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins	Subjects receive an ultra-brief (90-second) video on hands-only CPR
BEHAVIORAL	Brief video; assessed in 60 mins	Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video on hands-only CPR
BEHAVIORAL	Brief video + hands-on; ass'd in 60 mins	Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video with hands-on manikin practice
BEHAVIORAL	Ultra-brief video; assessed at 2 months	Subjects see ultra-brief video (90-seconds), are assessed two months later
BEHAVIORAL	Brief video; assessed 2 months later	Subjects see brief video (5 minutes), are then assessed two months later
BEHAVIORAL	Brief video + hands-on; ass'd 2 ms later	Subjects see brief (5-minute) video, receive hands-on training, and are assessed two months later

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2009-11-01
• Completion: 2009-11-01
• First posted: 2010-08-31
• Last updated: 2011-03-07
• Results posted: 2010-10-07