MultiCPR: The Influence of Chest Compressions on Mental Arithmetics (MultiCPR)

May 13, 2025 updated by: Mathias Maleczek, Medical University of Vienna

The purpose of this clinical study is to investigate how performing chest compressions affects the ability to perform mental tasks. In particular, the effect on the participant's ability to perform mental arithmetic will be investigated. The aim is to draw conclusions about the effects of chest compressions on other mental tasks.

2 How does the clinical trial work? This clinical trial will be conducted in several locations and will involve a total of approximately 76 people in two sub-studies (38 people each). The study will be conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology of the Medical University of Vienna.

Participation in this clinical study is expected to last 30 minutes.

The following measures will be carried out exclusively for study reasons:

Depending on the sub-study you are participating in, different tasks will be performed:

Adult sub-study:

During this study, participants will be asked to perform mental arithmetic: Participants will be read a number every 2 seconds and have to add the last two in each case. The numbers are predetermined and randomly generated. At the end, we will evaluate how many results were correct.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

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

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, 1210
        • Academic Simulation Center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion:

  • Healthy medical professionals trained in CPR (paramedics, prehospital emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, internal medicine doctors, nurses, midwifery students)
  • CPR Training in the last four years
  • Fit and rested.

Exclusion:

- Pregnant probands

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Chest compression
Calculations made with/without doing chest compressions - cross over design to decide what to do first, NASA-TLX will be measured
Behavioral: Doing Pasat-Test
PASAT-Test either with or without doing chest compressions
Procedure: Chest compressions
Performing chest compressions as desribed in the ERC Guidelines
Active Comparator: no chest compression
Calculations made with/without doing chest compressions - cross over design to decide what to do first, NASA-TLX will be measured
Behavioral: Doing Pasat-Test
PASAT-Test either with or without doing chest compressions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PASAT Test
Time Frame: during the test, 2 minutes each
Score of PAST Test
during the test, 2 minutes each

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depth of chest compressions
Time Frame: during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total
Depth, mm
during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total
Frequency of chest compressions
Time Frame: during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total
during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total
Leaning of chest compressions
Time Frame: during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total
Depth, milimeters
during the pasat test, approx. 3 minutes in total

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

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 (Actual)

February 10, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

April 11, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 14, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2025

Last Verified

May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MultiCPR_1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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