NCT02381093

Brief Summary

The current method of teaching Basic Life Support (BLS) courses involves a practice schedule where learners rotate through each station once, without repetition. Laypeople learning within this blocked schedule may experience poor skill retention, resulting in suboptimal delivery of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Implementing a Contextual Interference (CI) practice scheduling method to BLS training would involve presenting each station multiple times within the same timeframe. CI is known to lead to better retention in other domains, such as sport and engineering. Our project will test the effect of CI on the long-term retention of BLS skills. We hypothesize that participants trained in BLS using CI techniques will have superior skill retention at 3 months compared to those trained with the conventional BLS course.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
74

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2015

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 2, 2015

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 6, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2015

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2017

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

December 19, 2017

Status Verified

December 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

March 2, 2015

Last Update Submit

December 15, 2017

Conditions

Basic Life Saving SkillsCardiopulmonary ResuscitationSkill Retention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Full BLS performance on the retention post-test

    Participants will repeat a BLS test at 3 months.

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to start chest compressions, defibrillation using AED

    3 months

Study Arms (2)

Standard BLS Course

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will partake in a standard BLS course.

Other: Standard BLS Course

Contextual Interference

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will partake in a BLS course designed using contextual interference scheduling.

Other: Modified BLS course

Interventions

Modified BLS courseOTHER

BLS using CI

Contextual Interference
Standard BLS CourseOTHER

Usual BLS teaching

Standard BLS Course

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age \> 18

You may not qualify if:

  • Health issues preventing them from performing BLS skills
  • Previous BLS training

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2015

First Posted

March 6, 2015

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion

April 1, 2017

Study Completion

August 1, 2017

Last Updated

December 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Locations

CA(1)