The Effect of Different Simulation Methods Used in Adult Basic Life Support Training

Ankara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: First Aid

Treatments: Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with Low Realism Simulation.; Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with High Reality Simulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06169839

AU-N-AYA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of different simulation methods Virtual Reality-Aided Simulation (VRS), High-Fidelity Simulation (HFS), Low-Fidelity Simulation (LFS) used in adult Basic Life Support (BLS) training on the knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and satisfaction levels of lay rescuers who are not health professionals.

Full description

The study population included Ministry of Health personnel, and the sample comprised participants of the certified BLS training held on December 3-6, 2023. Sample size was calculated using G*Power (v3.1.9), based on a medium effect size (d = 0.25), with α = 0.05, power = 0.95, three groups, and three time points. The analysis indicated a minimum of 54 participants; accounting for possible dropouts, 21 individuals were included per group, totaling 63 volunteers. The data collection instruments included the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), the BLS Knowledge Level Assessment Form, the BLS Skills Evaluation Form, the BLS Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the BLS Training Satisfaction Survey.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research
• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Having applied for Basic life support and Automatic external defibrillator training with a participation certificate issued by the Ministry of Health.
• Being a Ministry of Health personnel.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate in the research
• Becoming a health professional
• Receiving previously authorized basic first aid training.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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63 participants in 3 patient groups

Skill training with Low Realism Simulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

the theoretical part of the TYD and OED training with Participation Certificate, the curriculum of which is created by the Ministry of Health, will be explained (by the Researcher). (1 hours) Skill training with Low Realism Simulation (1 hour) Basic CPR Manikin (classical training provided by the Ministry of Health),

Treatment:

Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with Low Realism Simulation.

Skills training with High Reality Simulation

Experimental group

Description:

the theoretical part of the TYD and OED training with Participation Certificate, the curriculum of which is created by the Ministry of Health, will be explained (by the Researcher). (1 hours) Skills training with High Reality Simulation (1 hour) SimMan® 3G (Laerdal medical)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with High Reality Simulation

Skill training will be given with Virtual Reality Application Supported Simulation

Experimental group

Description:

the theoretical part of the TYD and OED training with Participation Certificate, the curriculum of which is created by the Ministry of Health, will be explained (by the Researcher). (1 hours) Skill training will be given with Virtual Reality Application Supported Simulation (1 hour) and application training will be given with 3D MedSim.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Providing BLS and AED trainings given by the Ministry of Health with Virtual Reality