Ultra-Brief Versus Brief Hands Only CPR Video Training With and Without Psychomotor Skill Practice

Valleywise Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Arrest

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief video; assessed in 60 mins; Behavioral: Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins; Behavioral: Ultra-brief video; assessed at 2 months; Behavioral: No training, assessed within 60 mins; Behavioral: Brief video + hands-on; ass'd in 60 mins; Behavioral: Brief video; assessed 2 months later; Behavioral: Brief video + hands-on; ass'd 2 ms later

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01191736

2009-070

Details and patient eligibility

About

Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study examines the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention.

Full description

Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study is the first of its kind to examine the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR without the use of a manikin. The results will inform future efforts to mass train citizens in CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention. The four groups were 1) no training; 2) ultra-brief training video (90 seconds); 3) short training video (5 minutes) with no practice; and 4) short training video with hands-on practice. The subjects were then evaluated for CPR skills retention. One half of the subjects were evaluated on the training day, and the other half were evaluated two months later.

Enrollment: 336 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Members of a local area church

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years old
• formal CPR training or certification within last 2 years
• Lacks fluency in English
• Works as a health care provider

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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336 participants in 7 patient groups

No training, assessed within 60 mins

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects receive no training

Treatment:

Behavioral: No training, assessed within 60 mins

Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects receive an ultra-brief (90-second) video on hands-only CPR

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video on hands-only CPR

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief video; assessed in 60 mins

Brief video + hands-on; ass'd in 60 mins

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video with hands-on manikin practice

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief video + hands-on; ass'd in 60 mins

Ultra-brief video; assessed at 2 months

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ultra-brief video; assessed at 2 months

Brief video; assessed 2 months later

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief video; assessed 2 months later

Brief video + hands-on; ass'd 2 ms later

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief video + hands-on; ass'd 2 ms later