Better First Aid With First Aid Training and Dispatcher Central Instructions?

May 3, 2017 updated by: University of Tromso

Bedre førstehjelp Med førstehjelpstrening og AMK-veiledning?

The study evaluates the effect of a first aid course on first aid skills compared to no training. The study also evaluates the effect of first-aid instructions given by emergency dispatch central over mobile phone on first aid performance to no instructions.

Half the participants will perform first aid in two scenarios prior to first aid training. Half the participants will perform first aid in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after attending a first aid course. Half the participants (overall) will receive first aid instructions by mobile phone during the scenarios.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

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

  • Norway
      • Tromsø, Norway, 9037
        • University of Tromso

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students in high school/college

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: No first aid course, No dipatch instruction
Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios without prior first aid course and no dispatch instructions during the scenarios
Active Comparator: First aid course, No dispatch instructions
Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after receiving a first aid course and no dispatch instructions during the scenarios
Behavioral: First aid course
Active Comparator: First aid course, dispatch instructions
Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after receiving a first aid course and they are given instructions from emergency dispatch by phone during the test scenarios
Behavioral: First aid course
Behavioral: First aid instructions by mobile phone
Active Comparator: No first aid course, dispatch instructions
Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios without prior first aid course, and they are given instructions from emergency dispatch by phone during the test scenarios
Behavioral: First aid instructions by mobile phone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
First aid performance after first aid course
Time Frame: 4-5 months
First aid performance 4-5 months after first aid course. Measured by a combined score from assigning specific first aid measures a score for being performed.
4-5 months
First aid performance during first aid instructions by phone
Time Frame: Baseline
First aid performance. Measured by a combined score from assigning specific first aid measures a score for being performed.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Tromso

Collaborators

Norway: Helgeland Hospital

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

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 31, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 18, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2014/1844(REK)

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