The Impact of First Aid Blended Learning Training on Learning Outcomes and Helping Behaviour of Adult Laypeople in Rwanda

NCT06003504 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FABL-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 540
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the impact of a first aid training delivered through a blended learning approach on learning outcomes and helping behaviour in adult laypeople in Rwanda. Participants will be randomly assigned to either:

• a first aid training with blended learning approach;
• a first aid training with conventional face-to-face approach;
• no first aid training. All participants will be asked before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings to complete
• a questionnaire on first aid-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and willingness to help;
• a practical test on first aid-related skills. The helping behaviour of the participants will be surveyed before and 6 months after the first aid trainings have been completed. Researchers will compare the effects in learning outcomes and helping behaviour after 6 months between:
• the first aid training with blended learning approach and no first aid training;
• the first aid training with blended learning approach and first aid training with conventional face-to-face approach.

Conditions

Emergencies; Injuries; Illness Physical

Keywords

First aid; Blended learning; Laypeople

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• First aid knowledge

  20-item multiple choice questionnaire about first aid topics using a numerical scale. Possible scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores meaning a better outcome.

  Before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• First aid skills

  Before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings

• First aid self-efficacy

  Before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings

• First aid willingness to help

  Before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings

• Helping behaviour in the past 6 months

  Before and 6 months after the first aid trainings

Other Outcomes (1)

• Costs

  Before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings

Study Arms (3)

First aid training with blended learning approach

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants follow a first aid training delivered through a blended learning approach.

Other: First aid training with blended learning approach

First aid training with face-to-face approach

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants follow a first aid training delivered through a conventional face-to-face approach.

Other: First aid training with face-to-face approach

Waitlist control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants do not receive any training

Interventions

First aid training with face-to-face approach OTHER

The content of the first aid face-to-face training is standardised and based on the 2021 edition of the Basic First Aid in Africa manual from the Belgian Red Cross, covering first aid general principles and instructions for: * emergencies (i.e. choking, unconsciousness with and without normal breathing, chest discomfort and stroke, poisoning, and severe external bleeding); * injuries (i.e. skin wounds, burns, and injuries to muscles, joints, limbs, head, neck, and back); * illnesses (i.e. fainting, fever, fits, and diarrhoea). The training consists of a 3-days in-class training with lectures and practical exercises on first aid the-ory and skills, facilitated by a certified first aid instructor of the Rwanda Red Cross.

Also known as: Basic First Aid in Africa (BFA)

First aid training with face-to-face approach

First aid training with blended learning approach OTHER

The content of the first aid blended learning training is standardised and based on the 2021 edition of the Basic First Aid in Africa manual from the Belgian Red Cross, covering first aid general principles and instructions for: * emergencies (i.e. choking, unconsciousness with and without normal breathing, chest discomfort and stroke, poisoning, and severe external bleeding); * injuries (i.e. skin wounds, burns, and injuries to muscles, joints, limbs, head, neck, and back); * illnesses (i.e. fainting, fever, fits, and diarrhoea). The training consists of 2 consecutive parts: 1. First aid theory is learned independently in a mobile application followed by an online test to ob-tain an admission ticket for the subsequent in-class training; 2. First aid skills are practiced during a 1-day in-class training facilitated by a certified first aid instructor of the Rwanda Red Cross. Participants get at least 10 days to learn in the mobile application and obtain the admission ticket.

Also known as: First Aid Blended Learning (FABL)

First aid training with blended learning approach

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult (≥ 18 years) laypeople
• Access to a smartphone or tablet, which is able to install and run a mobile application

You may not qualify if:

• Having attended a first aid training in the past
• Having an academic or professional background in the (para)medical field

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rwanda Red Cross: collaborator
• Belgian Red Cross: collaborator
• Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgium: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rwanda Red Cross

Kigali, Rwanda

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Emmy De Buck, PhD

  Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgium

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a randomised controlled trial in which the allocation is done at the level of the individual participant.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 15, 2023
• First Posted: August 22, 2023
• Study Start: July 13, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 24, 2024
• Study Completion: March 24, 2024
• Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

RW (1)