Basic Life Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Refresher in MS2 at St George's University

April 12, 2013 updated by: Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Practical Skill Retention in Medical Students: Improving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation With Hands-On Practice

175 second year medical students were assessed on their BLS CPR skill retention after an approximate one year after taking the initial certification class, and the investigators assessed which type of refresher course would be most effective in improving the students' CPR skills. Group 2 had no refresher, Group 3 had a multimedia refresher, and Group 4 had the same multimedia refresher plus hands on practice on a Laerdal BLS manikin. The investigators hypothesized that Group 4 would perform CPR skills with the highest competency compared to the other two groups.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

175

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Grenada
    • St. George's
      • True Blue, St. George's, Grenada
        • St. George's University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Voluntary second year medical student

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Video refresher
Group 3, received 7 minute video refresher prior to examination.
Other: Multimedia
AHA specific BLS refresher video, 7 minutes in length.
Experimental: Video refresher and hands-on practice
Group 4, received same 7 minute video refresher, along with hands-on practice along with the video on a Laerdal BLS manikin.
Other: Multimedia
AHA specific BLS refresher video, 7 minutes in length.
Other: Hands-on practice
Hands-on BLS CPR practice on a Laerdal BLS manikin.
No Intervention: No intervention
Group 2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Chest compressions
Time Frame: 1 session
Chest compressions were measured on a Laerdal Resusci-Anne recording manikin for each subject.
1 session
Bag Valve Mask ventilations
Time Frame: 1 session
Bag Valve Mask ventilations were measured for each subject on a Laerdal Resusci-Anne recording manikin.
1 session

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alexander M Dabrowiecki, BS, St. George's University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 9, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SGUCPR1

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