NCT00564616

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction improves the quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in simulated cardiac arrests.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
96

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2007

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2007

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2007

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 26, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 28, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

November 28, 2007

Status Verified

November 1, 2007

First QC Date

November 26, 2007

Last Update Submit

November 26, 2007

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Keywords

cardiac arrestvideo cell phonedispatcher-assisted CPR

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • quality of chest compressions and rescue breaths

    every 30 seconds

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • spent time to first effective chest compression and rescue breath

    expressed as seconds

Study Arms (2)

voice group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone

Device: video cell phone

video group

EXPERIMENTAL

the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone

Device: video cell phone

Interventions

video cell phoneDEVICE

the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone

video groupvoice group

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Volunteers above 16 years of age who have not received any CPR training within the last 5 years were recruited.

You may not qualify if:

  • Healthcare providers, non-Mandarin speaking individuals, and those with illness/physical conditions that prevent them from receiving telephone instructions or performing CPR were excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Cheung S, Deakin CD, Hsu R, Petley GW, Clewlow F. A prospective manikin-based observational study of telephone-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2007 Mar;72(3):425-35. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.07.025. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

    PMID: 17224230BACKGROUND

  • Yang CW, Wang HC, Chiang WC, Chang WT, Yen ZS, Chen SY, Ko PC, Ma MH, Chen SC, Chang SC, Lin FY. Impact of adding video communication to dispatch instructions on the quality of rescue breathing in simulated cardiac arrests--a randomized controlled study. Resuscitation. 2008 Sep;78(3):327-32. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.03.232. Epub 2008 Jun 25.

    PMID: 18583016DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Arrest

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD

    National Taiwan University Hospital

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2007

First Posted

November 28, 2007

Study Start

April 1, 2007

Study Completion

October 1, 2007

Last Updated

November 28, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-11