Impact of Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on the Knowledge and Attitude of Professional Football Players and Coaches

NCT06812312 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Jugadores RCP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 206
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR-B) in football professionals following a training intervention and to examine its correlation with sociodemographic variables. The study consists of two phases. The first phase involves an observational cross-sectional study to assess the level of attitude and knowledge in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The second phase includes an educational intervention consisting of a training and practical session on CPR-B, with a pre-post intra-subject control. The questionnaire was completed by football professionals from the Spanish first division and their coaches, with N=206 in the first phase and N=70 30 days after the training intervention in the second phase.

Conditions

CPR Skills; CPR Quality Assessment; CPR; Football Players; Coaches

Keywords

cardiopulmonary resuscitation; knowledge; attitude; nursing; professional soccer; Spain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about CPR-B

  The goal is to evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about CPR-B in football professionals following a training intervention and to examine its correlation with sociodemographic variables. Validated questionnaires were used to assess the attitude towards helping others in CPR-B for both lay first responders and healthcare professionals(19) and those by Chein and Oteir to assess CPR-B knowledge(20-21). Additionally, some questions about CPR knowledge, based on the CPR knowledge questionnaire by Pivač and his team(19), were added and validated by an expert committee to check their relevance. The resulting questionnaire, comprising 48 items, was analyzed before and after the intervention, and statistical analysis was conducted on the sociodemographic variables (gender, education level, role of participants).

  One month

Study Arms (1)

Educational intervention with pre-post intra-subject

EXPERIMENTAL

The sampling carried out was non-probabilistic and incidental. Inclusion criteria included being professional football players or coaches in the Valencian Community. A two-hour training intervention was conducted by a CPR-B instructor. The first 30 minutes were dedicated to explaining how to recognize a cardiopulmonary arrest, the correct technique for chest compressions, ventilations, and AED use. The remaining 90 minutes were for practical application of the intervention. This was conducted with five CPR-B training torsos (Little Anne QCPR training mannequin, Laerdal) and a simulated AED for CPR training (AED Practi-Trainer - Bilingual, WNL). Both theoretical and practical training were provided by a basic life support instructor from the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), instructing participants under the 2021 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommendations.

Other: PCR Trainning

Interventions

PCR Trainning OTHER

A two-hour training intervention was conducted by a CPR-B instructor. The first 30 minutes were dedicated to explaining how to recognize a cardiopulmonary arrest, the correct technique for chest compressions, ventilations, and AED use. The remaining 90 minutes were for practical application of the intervention. This was conducted with five CPR-B training torsos (Little Anne QCPR training mannequin, Laerdal) and a simulated AED for CPR training (AED Practi-Trainer - Bilingual, WNL). Both theoretical and practical training were provided by a basic life support instructor from the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), instructing participants under the 2021 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommendations.

Educational intervention with pre-post intra-subject

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• being professional football players or coaches in the Valencian Community
• accept voluntarily participating in the study. All participants gave their written consent after being informed.

You may not qualify if:

• Not completing the questionnaire correctly (missing data)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitat Jaume I: lead
• Villarreal CF: collaborator
• Cardenal Herrera University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Héctor Uso Vicent

Villarreal, Castellón, 12540, Spain

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Model Details: This study was conducted in two phases: The first phase consisted of an observational cross-sectional study with 206 participants who completed the questionnaires in person. The second phase consisted of an educational intervention with pre-post intra-subject control over 70 participants, conducted online.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2025
• First Posted: February 6, 2025
• Study Start: January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: April 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

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