Physical Workload Identify in Chest Compression Position Using Surface Electromyogram

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cardiac Arrest
• Interventions: Behavioral: chest compression with kneeling position; Behavioral: chest compression with standing position

• Registration Number: NCT02088879
• Lead Sponsor: Hanyang University

Brief Summary

The chest compression depth decreases over time after starting continuous chest compression due to the rescuers' fatigue.

The investigators hypothesized that the frequency parameters from surface electromyogram from each muscle during chest compression may reflect the muscle fatigue of the rescuers.

Then investigators can identify which of the body are mainly used and get tired by continuous chest compression using surface electromyogram.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-17
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• doctors with American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) provider certification
• healthy, experienced health-care providers

Exclusion Criteria

• physical pain (ex. low back, wrist)
• heart disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group1	chest compression with kneeling position	* first : chest compression with kneeling position * second : chst compression with standing position
Group1	chest compression with standing position	* first : chest compression with kneeling position * second : chst compression with standing position
Group2	chest compression with kneeling position	* first : chest compression with standing position * second : chst compression with kneeling position
Group2	chest compression with standing position	* first : chest compression with standing position * second : chst compression with kneeling position

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
median frequency of electromyogram	two weeks	median frequency of electromyogram in 16 muscles during chest compression; The muscles are flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, deltoideus, erector spinae (cervical area), trapezius, rhomboid, erector spinae (thoracic area), erector spinae (lumbar), obliquus externus abdominis, rectus abdominis, pectoralis, quadriceps femoris, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius. On the dominant side of the rescuers, we will attach sixteen electrodes on these muscles.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hanyang University Seoul Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of