Optimal Training Frequency for Attainment and Maintenance of High-quality CPR on a High-fidelity Manikin

March 13, 2018 updated by: Health Sciences North

Optimal Serial Training Frequency for Attainment and Maintenance of High Quality CPR Using Real-Time Automated Performance Feedback Combined With Verbal Feedback From a CPR Instructor

Objectives: The primary objective is to determine the least frequent CPR training interval associated with continued performance of guideline-compliant CPR. The secondary objective is to determine whether certain physical characteristics, such as age, gender, exercise tolerance, height, and weight may be able to identify HCPs at high risk of being unable to perform high-quality CPR.

Design: Randomized trial to compare the effect of different training frequencies on long-term CPR performance.

Participants and setting: Nurses in all adult departments at Health Sciences North. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a group that undertakes short CPR assessment and training sessions either 1) every month, 2) every 3 months, 3) every 6 months, or 4) every 12 months (control group) over the course of a twelve-month period.

Analysis: The proportion of nurses in each group that is able to perform "excellent CPR" at the twelve-month time point will be determined. Excellent CPR is defined as a two-minute CPR session where 90% of compressions are performed with correct depth (50-60 mm), 90% with correct rate (100-120 /min), and 90% with full chest recoil. A subgroup analysis will also be performed where the demographic data of individuals who are unable to perform excellent CPR at the twelve-month time point regardless of intervention group are compared against those who are successful.

Conclusion: The results of our study will help determine the longest CPR training interval associated with maintenance of high-quality CPR skills to minimize training sessions required and decrease associated costs. The results will also generate hypotheses for future study about optimizing role assignments and team performance in resuscitation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

244

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

    • Ontario
      • Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 5J1
        • Health Sciences North

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 60 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Practicing nurses from multiple clinical environments (operating room, intensive care unit, emergency room, medical and surgical wards) at Health Sciences North.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to participate

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: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Monthly
Receive bedside CPR training monthly
Brief CPR assessment and training done during working hours with real-time performance feedback
EXPERIMENTAL: 3 months
Receive bedside CPR training every 3 months
Brief CPR assessment and training done during working hours with real-time performance feedback
EXPERIMENTAL: 6 months
Receive bedside CPR training every 6 months
Brief CPR assessment and training done during working hours with real-time performance feedback
NO_INTERVENTION: Control
No additional training and only performance evaluation after 1 year

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of nurses in each group able to perform "excellent CPR" after completing CPR training programs of various frequencies
Time Frame: 12 months

"Excellent CPR" is a dichotomous variable achieved if 90% of compressions are performed with correct depth (50-60 mm), 90% with correct rate (100-120 /min), and 90% with full chest recoil.

The proportion of nurses in each group able to perform "excellent CPR" after completing CPR training programs of various frequencies.

12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Predictors of inability to perform high-quality CPR
Time Frame: 12 months
Comparison of the following factors in participants able to perform "excellent CPR" and those who are not at the twelve-month time point: percentage of participants who are female or have self-declared shortness of breath when climbing two flights of stairs, and average age, height and weight.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 8, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 15, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 20, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

March 15, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16-010

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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