Simulation-Based Study of Adding Video Communication to Dispatch Instruction

• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00564616
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 96
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 6

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction improves the quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in simulated cardiac arrests.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cardiac Arrest	Device: video cell phone	N/A

Detailed Description

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of adult death and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) significantly improves survival. Dispatch assistance increases the chance of bystander CPR but the quality of dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) remains unsatisfactory. This study is conducted to assess the effect of adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction on the quality of bystander CPR, including chest compressions and rescue breathing, in simulated cardiac arrests.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 96 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Study Focused on Impact of Adding Video Communication to Dispatch Instruction on the Quality of CPR, Including Chest Compressions and Rescue Breaths, in Simulated Cardiac Arrests
• Study Start Date: Apr 1, 2007
• Actual Study Completion Date: Oct 1, 2007

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Placebo Comparator: voice group the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone	Device: video cell phone; the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone
Experimental: video group the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone	Device: video cell phone; the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. quality of chest compressions and rescue breaths [every 30 seconds]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. spent time to first effective chest compression and rescue breath [expressed as seconds]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers above 16 years of age who have not received any CPR training within the last 5 years were recruited.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Healthcare providers, non-Mandarin speaking individuals, and those with illness/physical conditions that prevent them from receiving telephone instructions or performing CPR were excluded.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

• Study Director: Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• Cheung S, Deakin CD, Hsu R, Petley GW, Clewlow F. A prospective manikin-based observational study of telephone-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2007 Mar;72(3):425-35. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00564616
• Other Study ID Numbers: 200708079R
• First Posted: Nov 28, 2007
• Last Update Posted: Nov 28, 2007
• Last Verified: Nov 1, 2007

• Keywords provided by , ,: cardiac arrest; video cell phone; dispatcher-assisted CPR
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Heart Arrest

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 28, 2007