NCT07106697

Video-assisted First Aid by Young Children

Video-Assisted First Aid by Young Children for Unconsciousness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pecs · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sudden cardiac arrest is a major public health issue, and EMS dispatchers play a key role in improving outcomes through telephone-assisted CPR (T-CPR). With current technology, video-assisted CPR (V-CPR) via smartphones allows for visual feedback and more precise guidance. While V-CPR has shown promise, studies have mostly focused on adult CPR performance in controlled settings. Research involving children and non-CPR first aid scenarios is scarce. Our study addresses this gap by evaluating video-assisted guidance during a simulated unconsciousness situation performed by children, exploring its feasibility and broader applicability.

Detailed description

Sudden cardiac arrest is a major public health concern and remains one of the leading causes of death in industrialized countries. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) dispatchers play a crucial role in recognizing cardiac arrest and guiding lay responders through telephone-assisted CPR (T-CPR), which has been shown to improve survival outcomes. With current technologies, real-time video communication via a bystander's smartphone has become feasible, enabling video-assisted CPR (V-CPR), which allows dispatchers to provide visual feedback and more tailored guidance. Although several studies have investigated the effectiveness of V-CPR-mainly in terms of chest compression quality and time to first compression-these have primarily focused on adult participants and controlled settings. Research involving children as lay responders is limited, and video-assisted first aid has been scarcely evaluated in pediatric populations. Moreover, existing studies concentrate predominantly on CPR, while other essential first aid scenarios, such as the management of unconscious victims, remain underexplored. To address these gaps, our study examined the effectiveness of video-assisted guidance during a simulated unconsciousness scenario performed by children, aiming to assess both the feasibility and potential benefits of extending video-assisted firs aid approaches beyond cardiac arrest.

Conditions

• Unconsciousness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	First Aid Training Combined With Video-Assisted Guidance	Participants received a 45-minute structured first aid training session on unconscious victim management, followed by a 15-minute video-guidance instruction. During simulation, children received real-time video guidance from a dispatcher via smartphone.
BEHAVIORAL	Video-Assisted Guidance Without Prior Training	Participants received a 15-minute instruction on video-assisted guidance use, without prior first aid training. During simulation, real-time video guidance was provided by a dispatcher via smartphone to assist with first aid tasks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2025-04-30
• First posted: 2025-08-06
• Last updated: 2025-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hungary