Retention and Retrieval for Three Different Training Methods

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Status: Unknown

Conditions: Improvement of BLS/AED Training Methods

Treatments: Other: Web-based training only; Other: Web-based training with a personal training manikin; Other: ERC-training by instructor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00933660

081203_Ed-web

Details and patient eligibility

About

The hypotheses that will be studied are:

H0: Providers trained by a web based application for skill competency in basic life support (BLS) and automated external defibrillation (AED) are as competent as those who were trained by certified instructors using the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) curriculum

H00-1: Providers who trained themselves with the used of web based training are more competent when they had a personal manikin for home exercise compared to providers who trained themselves with only a web based training

H0-2: Providers who did not receive any training will score lower than those who did.

Research questions for this study are:

1. What are the results in skill competency for non trained people?
2. What are the results in skill competency for trained people immediately after training?
3. What is the retention of skills for trained and non trained people after six months?

Enrollment: 280 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• willing to follow a BLS/AED course

Exclusion criteria

• CPR training within the last five years
• professional health care provider

Trial design

280 participants in 4 patient groups

Control-1

Active Comparator group

Description:

ERC-training by instructor

Treatment:

Other: ERC-training by instructor

Control-2

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention

Experimental-1

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based training only

Treatment:

Other: Web-based training only

Experimental-2

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based training with a personal training manikin

Treatment:

Other: Web-based training with a personal training manikin