The Impact of First Aid Blended Learning Training on Learning Outcomes and Helping Behaviour of Adult Laypeople in Rwanda

Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the impact of a first aid training delivered through a blended learning approach on learning outcomes and helping behaviour in adult laypeople in Rwanda.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either:

* a first aid training with blended learning approach;
* a first aid training with conventional face-to-face approach;
* no first aid training.

All participants will be asked before, immediately after, and 6 months after the first aid trainings to complete

* a questionnaire on first aid-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and willingness to help;
* a practical test on first aid-related skills.

The helping behaviour of the participants will be surveyed before and 6 months after the first aid trainings have been completed.

Researchers will compare the effects in learning outcomes and helping behaviour after 6 months between:

* the first aid training with blended learning approach and no first aid training;
* the first aid training with blended learning approach and first aid training with conventional face-to-face approach.

Conditions

• Emergencies
• Injuries
• Illness Physical

Interventions

OTHER

First aid training with blended learning approach

The content of the first aid blended learning training is standardised and based on the 2021 edition of the Basic First Aid in Africa manual from the Belgian Red Cross, covering first aid general principles and instructions for: * emergencies (i.e. choking, unconsciousness with and without normal breathing, chest discomfort and stroke, poisoning, and severe external bleeding); * injuries (i.e. skin wounds, burns, and injuries to muscles, joints, limbs, head, neck, and back); * illnesses (i.e. fainting, fever, fits, and diarrhoea). The training consists of 2 consecutive parts: 1. First aid theory is learned independently in a mobile application followed by an online test to ob-tain an admission ticket for the subsequent in-class training; 2. First aid skills are practiced during a 1-day in-class training facilitated by a certified first aid instructor of the Rwanda Red Cross. Participants get at least 10 days to learn in the mobile application and obtain the admission ticket.

OTHER

First aid training with face-to-face approach

The content of the first aid face-to-face training is standardised and based on the 2021 edition of the Basic First Aid in Africa manual from the Belgian Red Cross, covering first aid general principles and instructions for: * emergencies (i.e. choking, unconsciousness with and without normal breathing, chest discomfort and stroke, poisoning, and severe external bleeding); * injuries (i.e. skin wounds, burns, and injuries to muscles, joints, limbs, head, neck, and back); * illnesses (i.e. fainting, fever, fits, and diarrhoea). The training consists of a 3-days in-class training with lectures and practical exercises on first aid the-ory and skills, facilitated by a certified first aid instructor of the Rwanda Red Cross.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rwanda Red Cross

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Belgian Red Cross

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgium

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Emmy De Buck, PhD · Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgium

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-07-13

Primary Completion

2024-03-24

Completion

2024-03-24

Countries

• Rwanda

Study Locations