Lowlands Saves Lives: A Randomized Trial Comparing CPR-quality Between Face-to-face vs. Lifesaver VR Training

Radboud University Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Arrest; Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Cardiac Arrest

Treatments: Other: Face-to-face training; Other: Lifesaver virtual reality training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04013633

2019-5422

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the Lowlands Saves Lives trial is to compare the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) between face-to-face versus Lifesaver Virtual Reality smartphone application trained participants using a randomized controlled trial.

Full description

In order to optimize survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, basic life support (BLS) training of lay-person volunteers is essential. Face-to-face training has long been considered the standard, but new training-methods have emerged, of which the Lifesaver VR (developed by the UK Resuscitation Council) app seems promising. It is unknown which training method results in the highest quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Therefore, we conduct this randomized controlled trial in which subjects will be randomized to either one of the two training methods. Following the training, all participants will undergo CPR-quality testing using certified manikins and blinded assessors.

The present study will be conducted during Lowlands Science, a section of the Lowlands music festival exclusively dedicated to science. Lowlands will be held on August 16-18 of 2019 and over 50.000 attendees are expected.

Enrollment: 381 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (≥18 years).
• Provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Alcohol level >0.5‰ and not able to perform tandem gait test.
• For any reason not being able to partake in the face-to-face or VR-app training (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication).
• For any reason not being able to perform the CPR test on the CPR-manikin (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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381 participants in 2 patient groups

Lifesaver virtual reality (VR) training

Experimental group

Description:

Training using the Lifesaver VR application. Lifesaver VR is an interactive game that can be played on smartphones allowing users to 'resuscitate' a victim of cardiac arrest, while wearing VR-goggles showing a filmed CPR-scenario

Treatment:

Other: Lifesaver virtual reality training

Face-to-face training

Active Comparator group

Description:

A short face-to-face CPR training based on international guidelines provided by certified instructors

Treatment:

Other: Face-to-face training