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A Survey of Factors Associated With the Successful Recognition of Agonal Breathing and Cardiac Arrest.

Sponsor
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00848588
Collaborator
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (Other)
409
Enrollment
1
Location
15
Duration (Months)
27.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this pilot study is to design and conduct a survey of 9-1-1 call takers in the province of Ontario, Canada to better understand the factors associated with the successful identification of cardiac arrest (including victims with agonal breathing) over the phone. Specific objectives are:

  1. To conduct iterative semi-structured interviews to identify behavioural factors influencing identification of cardiac arrest by 9-1-1 call takers;

  2. To develop a survey instrument about behavioural factors influencing the ability of 9-1-1 call takers to identify cardiac arrest based on a systematic review of the literature, the results of the semi-structured interviews, and theoretical constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour; and

  3. To conduct a survey among Ontario 9-1-1 call takers using the survey instrument, and to identify factors and strategies that might be targeted by Knowledge Translation interventions.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    409 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    A Survey of Factors Associated With the Successful Recognition of Agonal Breathing and Cardiac Arrest by 9-1-1 Call Takers.
    Study Start Date :
    Jun 1, 2009
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Apr 1, 2010
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Sep 1, 2010

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    1

    Full and part-time 9-1-1 call takers employed at Ambulance Communication Centres in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, as well as the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      N/A and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • 9-1-1 call-takers, male or female, full or part-time, employed in an eligible Ambulance Communication Centre
      Exclusion Criteria:
      • Ambulance Communication Centre Managers, support staff or administrative staff

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada K1Y 4E9

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
      • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Christian Vaillancourt, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00848588
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • PLP 6566
      First Posted:
      Feb 20, 2009
      Last Update Posted:
      Mar 5, 2012
      Last Verified:
      Mar 1, 2012
      Keywords provided by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
      agonal breathing
      cardiac arrest
      9-1-1 call taker
      survey
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Respiratory Aspiration
      Heart Arrest

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Mar 5, 2012