Infant Chest Compression

December 21, 2016 updated by: Łukasz Szarpak, Medical University of Warsaw

A Randomized Comparison of Three Chest Compression Techniques and Associated Hemodynamic Effect During Infant CPR: a Randomized Manikin Study

Pediatric cardiac arrest is an uncommon but critical life-threatening event requiring effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). About 16,000 pediatric cardiac arrests occurs in the United States annually. Only 8% of the patients survive to hospital discharge and of these, up to two-thirds have neurological sequelae. Majority of pediatric cardiac arrest are below age of two and have poorer chance of survival versus older children

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

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

  • Poland
    • Masovia
      • Warsaw, Masovia, Poland, 02-005
        • Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Emergency Medicine

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

22 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • active paramedics
  • voluntary consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy
  • back pain
  • wrist pain

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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Two finger technique
Two finger technique TFT: the pediatric thorax is compressed with the tips of two fingers and is recommended for lone rescuer during infant CPR by international CPR guidelines
Procedure: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR for 10 minutes with a chest compression: ventilation ratio of 15:2 according to international CPR guidelines
Experimental: Two thumb technique
Two thumb technique TTHT: the two thumbs of the rescuer are placed over the lower third of the sternum, with the fingers encircling the torso and supporting the back. This technique is recommended for two rescuers during infant CPR by international CPR guidelines
Procedure: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR for 10 minutes with a chest compression: ventilation ratio of 15:2 according to international CPR guidelines
Experimental: new two-thumb technique
new two-thumb technique' (nTTT): this technique consists in using two thumbs directed at the angle of 90 degrees to the chest while closing the fingers of both hands in a fist
Procedure: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR for 10 minutes with a chest compression: ventilation ratio of 15:2 according to international CPR guidelines

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: 1 day
The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including systolic blood pressure (SBP)
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
diastolic blood pressure
Time Frame: 1 day
The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
1 day
mean arterial pressure
Time Frame: 1 day
The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP)
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Medical University of Warsaw

Collaborators

Jacek Smereka
Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez
Jerzy R Ladny
Steve Leung
Kurt Ruetzler

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, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 28, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 28, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Infant11/2016

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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