Time to Defibrillation Using Automated External Defibrillators by Pediatric Residents in Simulated Cardiac Arrests
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pediatric Residents
- Interventions
- Device: Manual defibrillatorDevice: Automated external defibrillator
- Registration Number
- NCT00640354
- Lead Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Automated external defibrillators have improved survival for adult in hospital cardiac arrest. Automated external defibrillators are approved for children aged 1 year and older for out of hospital cardiac arrests. It is unknown whether automated external defibrillators have a role for in hospital pediatric cardiac arrests.
The purpose of study is to compare the management of cardiac rhythm disorders by pediatric residents using an automated external defibrillator versus a standard defibrillator in simulated pediatric cardiac arrests.
It is our hypothesis that residents using an automated external defibrillator will have a shorter time to defibrillation.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Exclusion Criteria
- Not a pediatric resident at Baylor College of Medicine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 Manual defibrillator Pediatric residents randomized to having a manual defibrillator 1 Automated external defibrillator Pediatric residents randomized to having an automated external defibrillator
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to defibrillation Within 5 minutes of the start of the simulated cardiac arrest
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Texas Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States