Ultra-Brief Versus Brief Hands Only CPR Video Training With and Without Psychomotor Skill Practice

Summary

Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study examines the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention.

Conditions

• Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

No training, assessed within 60 mins

Subjects receive no training in resuscitation

BEHAVIORAL

Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Subjects receive an ultra-brief (90-second) video on hands-only CPR

BEHAVIORAL

Brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video on hands-only CPR

BEHAVIORAL

Brief video + hands-on; ass'd in 60 mins

Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video with hands-on manikin practice

BEHAVIORAL

Ultra-brief video; assessed at 2 months

Subjects see ultra-brief video (90-seconds), are assessed two months later

BEHAVIORAL

Brief video; assessed 2 months later

Subjects see brief video (5 minutes), are then assessed two months later

BEHAVIORAL

Brief video + hands-on; ass'd 2 ms later

Subjects see brief (5-minute) video, receive hands-on training, and are assessed two months later

Sponsors & Collaborators

• American Heart Association

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Arizona

  collaborator OTHER

• Valleywise Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bentley J Bobrow, MD · Valleywise Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-09-30

Primary Completion

2009-11-30

Completion

2009-11-30