The Efficacy of Basic Life Support Education Among Teenagers
BLSGimiHun
The Investigation of the Efficacy of Basic Life Support Education Among High School Students
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Basic life support (BLS) skills are crucial not only for healthcare workers but for all lay people as well. Timely recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the initiation of BLS by bystanders before the arrival of healthcare personnel can improve survival. There are several methods of spreading BLS skills and improve BLS skill retention among lay people. One of these methods can be educating school children. The introduction of mandatory BLS education in schools was very effective in some European countries to increase the rate of bystander BLS. The current study aims to investigate the efficacy of a BLS training and BLS curriculum among high school children in Hungary. Moreover, the investigators would like to optimise factors influencing skill retention in this first responder group and aim to compare two types of teaching methods: feedback given by the instructor or software-based feedback on the efficacy of chest compressions during the course.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Dec 2023
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 17, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 29, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 29, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 31, 2024
CompletedFebruary 9, 2024
August 1, 2023
3 months
August 17, 2023
February 7, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
End of training BLS skill assessment based on a checklist
BLS skills measured right after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary.
up to two hours
Secondary Outcomes (2)
BLS skill assessment after 2 months based on a checklist
2 months
BLS skill assessment after 6 months based on a checklist
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Instructor feedback
ACTIVE COMPARATORBLS training participants will receive feedback from an experienced instructor certified by European Resuscitation Council on the depth and frequency of chest compressions, duty cycle, chest recoil and the quality of ventilation.
Software feedback
EXPERIMENTALBLS training participants will receive feedback based on a software (InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary) on the quality of chest compression (exact frequency, depth of chest compression, chest recoil and duty cycle) and tidal volume during ventilation.
Interventions
Feedback is given by the data of a software (InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary).
Feedback is given by the opinion and observation of an experienced instructor.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- High school teenagers participating in the education of Óbudai High School, Budapest
- Written informed consent received from participants and their parents to participate in the study
You may not qualify if:
- No written informed consent provided by the student or parent
- Any injury or health issue influencing the efficacy of BLS skill
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Óbudai Gimnázium
Budapest, Hungary
Related Publications (1)
Maar C, Zima E, Nagy B, Pal-Jakab A, Szvath P, Kiss B, Frituz G, Gal J, Merkely B, Kovacs E. The investigation of the efficiency of basic life support education among high school students: Protocol, design and implementation of an interventional, prospective longitudinal, individually randomised, parallel 1:1 grouped trial. Resusc Plus. 2024 Feb 28;18:100585. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100585. eCollection 2024 Jun.
PMID: 38439933DERIVED
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Endre Zima, PhD
Semmelweis University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 17, 2023
First Posted
August 29, 2023
Study Start
December 1, 2023
Primary Completion
February 29, 2024
Study Completion
July 31, 2024
Last Updated
February 9, 2024
Record last verified: 2023-08