Impact of Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on the Knowledge and Attitude of Professional Football Players and Coaches (VILRCP)

This study aims to evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR-B) in football professionals following a training intervention and to examine its correlation with sociodemographic variables.

The study consists of two phases. The first phase involves an observational cross-sectional study to assess the level of attitude and knowledge in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The second phase includes an educational intervention consisting of a training and practical session on CPR-B, with a pre-post intra-subject control. The questionnaire was completed by football professionals from the Spanish first division and their coaches, with N=206 in the first phase and N=70 30 days after the training intervention in the second phase.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Football Players; CPR; CPR Quality Assessment; Coaches; CPR Skills
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: PCR Trainning

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 206
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Castellón
    • Villarreal, Castellón, Spain, 12540
      • Héctor Uso Vicent

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• being professional football players or coaches in the Valencian Community
• accept voluntarily participating in the study. All participants gave their written consent after being informed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not completing the questionnaire correctly (missing data)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Educational intervention with pre-post intra-subject; The sampling carried out was non-probabilistic and incidental. Inclusion criteria included being professional football players or coaches in the Valencian Community. A two-hour training intervention was conducted by a CPR-B instructor. The first 30 minutes were dedicated to explaining how to recognize a cardiopulmonary arrest, the correct technique for chest compressions, ventilations, and AED use. The remaining 90 minutes were for practical application of the intervention. This was conducted with five CPR-B training torsos (Little Anne QCPR training mannequin, Laerdal) and a simulated AED for CPR training (AED Practi-Trainer - Bilingual, WNL). Both theoretical and practical training were provided by a basic life support instructor from the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), instructing participants under the 2021 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommendations.

Other: PCR Trainning; A two-hour training intervention was conducted by a CPR-B instructor. The first 30 minutes were dedicated to explaining how to recognize a cardiopulmonary arrest, the correct technique for chest compressions, ventilations, and AED use. The remaining 90 minutes were for practical application of the intervention. This was conducted with five CPR-B training torsos (Little Anne QCPR training mannequin, Laerdal) and a simulated AED for CPR training (AED Practi-Trainer - Bilingual, WNL). Both theoretical and practical training were provided by a basic life support instructor from the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), instructing participants under the 2021 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommendations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about CPR-B	The goal is to evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about CPR-B in football professionals following a training intervention and to examine its correlation with sociodemographic variables. Validated questionnaires were used to assess the attitude towards helping others in CPR-B for both lay first responders and healthcare professionals(19) and those by Chein and Oteir to assess CPR-B knowledge(20-21). Additionally, some questions about CPR knowledge, based on the CPR knowledge questionnaire by Pivač and his team(19), were added and validated by an expert committee to check their relevance. The resulting questionnaire, comprising 48 items, was analyzed before and after the intervention, and statistical analysis was conducted on the sociodemographic variables (gender, education level, role of participants).	One month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitat Jaume I
• Collaborators: Cardenal Herrera University; Villarreal CF

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Related Info

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): February 6, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 27, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: nursing; knowledge; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Spain; attitude; professional soccer
• Other Study ID Numbers: Jugadores RCP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Professional soccer players are very well known and could jeopardize their career. The data belongs to the Football Club. On the other hand, upon request, we could share the encrypted database.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No