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Optimum Hand Position During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

NCT02715180 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 127

Last updated 2018-04-18

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Summary

The almost evidences of the optimal hand position during compression had been based on chest computed tomography (CT) or chest plain films of patients for investigating the effective location for compressing the left ventricle of the heart during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

However every study was conducted at full inspired state of respiration. A prospective cohort study to evaluate the proper hand position during CPR based on expired respiratory state CT as the health screening would be needed.

Conditions

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Hand Position

Interventions

RADIATION

low dose chest computed tomography

All participants were evaluated 2 scout films during LDCT screenings. The first scout film was obtained while a participant was holding a comfortable expiration with the arms at down position, and the second scout film was obtained while a full inspiration with the arms at raised position. The axial images of LDCT were taken during participants' full inspiration. The radio-opaque marker was attached to the participants' skin where the lowest part of sternum was palpable, because the sternum moves according to the position of arms and respiration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

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