Task Focusing Strategy During a Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

NCT01645566 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BS1330978
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 124
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized controlled study. The aim of this study is to

1. 1.describe the stress patterns experienced during a CPR situation;
2. 2.investigate whether the perceived stress was associated with CPR performance in terms of hands-on time and time to start CPR;
3. 3.to investigate whether this task focusing strategy reduces perceived stress levels, and
4. 4.whether this translates into better CPR performance. Based on findings that clear, directive leadership can enhance performance in cardiac resuscitation, we further 5) investigate if stress was associated with fewer leadership statements.

Conditions

Mental Stress

Keywords

cardiopulmonary resuscitation; stress; intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• perceived levels of stress and feeling overwhelmed (stress/overload)

  This is a simulator study and the study starts after students entered the simulator and the manikin has a cardiac arrest. The scenarios usually last for not more than 5-10 min at which time point the study is finished

  time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• hands-on time

  time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min)

• time to start CPR

  time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min)

• Number of leadership statements

  time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min)

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

instructions about focusing on relevant task elements by posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention-group)

Behavioral: instruction

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No instructions

Interventions

instruction BEHAVIORAL

instructions about focusing on relevant task elements by posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention-group)

intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• th year medical students

You may not qualify if:

• No informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Basel

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Hunziker S, Semmer NK, Tschan F, Schuetz P, Mueller B, Marsch S. Dynamics and association of different acute stress markers with performance during a simulated resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2012 May;83(5):572-8. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.11.013. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

  PMID: 22115935 BACKGROUND

• Hunziker S, Laschinger L, Portmann-Schwarz S, Semmer NK, Tschan F, Marsch S. Perceived stress and team performance during a simulated resuscitation. Intensive Care Med. 2011 Sep;37(9):1473-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-011-2277-2. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

  PMID: 21695475 BACKGROUND

• Hunziker S, Johansson AC, Tschan F, Semmer NK, Rock L, Howell MD, Marsch S. Teamwork and leadership in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jun 14;57(24):2381-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.03.017.

  PMID: 21658557 BACKGROUND

• Hunziker S, Pagani S, Fasler K, Tschan F, Semmer NK, Marsch S. Impact of a stress coping strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Emerg Med. 2013 Apr 22;13:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-13-8.

  PMID: 23607331 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Sabina Hunziker, MD, MPH

  University Hospital Basel, Medical Intensive Care Unit

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 15, 2012
• First Posted: July 20, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2008
• Study Completion: July 1, 2008
• Last Updated: July 20, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-07

Locations

CH (1)