Effects of CPR Coaching on Leader's Performance During Simulated Cardiac Arrest

April 13, 2022 updated by: European e-Learning School in Obstetric Anesthesia

Previous studies reported that the introduction of the role of the CPR Coach in resuscitation teams led to an increase in the adherence of CPR to AHA guidelines by the team.

To date, the interaction between the CPR Coach and the Team Leader during the performance of CPR remains poorly studied.

In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate whether the interaction between the CPR Coach and the Team Leader brings real benefits to the cognitive engagement of the latter and therefore whether or not his leadership and the overall performance of the team is affected.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In this study, 60 trainees will be divided into 10 teams of 6 participants each, which include two CPR providers, a team leader, a nurse actor, a defibrillator actor with (study groups A and B) or without (control group, C) a coach.

Each team will perform a standardized 10-minute cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) simulation on a standardized Trauma Hal mannequin (Gaumard Scientific) with a Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT Resources, Rock Hill, SC)/SUSIE simulator(Gaumard Scientific, Miami, FL) with a CPR Feedback device. All participants assigned the role of the coach will receive standardized training as described by Cheng et al, 2018.

Study group A will run the simulation with the CPR coach figure standing next to the defibrillator; study group B will run the simulation with the CPR coach free to move around the scenario; control group C will run the simulation without the CPR coach. During the simulations, an experienced facilitator and a simulation technician will be present to conduct and oversee the progress of the activities.

All activities of all teams will be recorded with cameras and microphones. At the end of each simulation, there will be a debriefing conducted by an expert facilitator to make the simulation experience complete but will not be considered in the study.

All recorded videos will be viewed by 4 experts who will score the leader's performance and the team's performance. The leader's performance will be evaluated by using the Resuscitation Team Leader Evaluation Scale (RTLE) (Grant et al,2012). The Team's overall performance will be evaluated by the Clinical Performance Toll (CPT)(Donoghue et al, 2010).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

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

25 years to 40 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Anesthesia trainees
  • Emergency medicine trainees

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Study group with standing coach
The team performs the simulated CPR with the coach standing next to the defibrillator
Behavioral: Coach
The coach coordinates the initiation of CPR, communicates feedback device data to assist those performing compressions, communicates average targets for compressions and ventilations and coordinates operations to achieve those values, and communicates with the team to reduce pauses in compressions.
EXPERIMENTAL: study group with mobile coach
The team performs the simulated CPR with the coach free to move around the simulation room
Behavioral: Coach
The coach coordinates the initiation of CPR, communicates feedback device data to assist those performing compressions, communicates average targets for compressions and ventilations and coordinates operations to achieve those values, and communicates with the team to reduce pauses in compressions.
NO_INTERVENTION: control group without coach
The team performs the simulated CPR without the coach

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Team leader performance
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Evaluation of team leader's performance by using the Resuscitation Team Leader Evaluation Scale (RTLE) (0=not performed or not observed; 1= performed but ineffectively, incompletely, or inconsistently; 2=performed adequately most of the time; 3= performed well consistently). High scores are the better outcome.
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

European e-Learning School in Obstetric Anesthesia

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ANTICIPATED)

May 1, 2022

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 30, 2022

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

October 28, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 22, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2022

First Posted (ACTUAL)

April 4, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 15, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EESOA11

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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