Optimum Hand Position During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hand Position; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Interventions: Radiation: low dose chest computed tomography

• Registration Number: NCT02715180
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Brief Summary

The almost evidences of the optimal hand position during compression had been based on chest computed tomography (CT) or chest plain films of patients for investigating the effective location for compressing the left ventricle of the heart during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

However every study was conducted at full inspired state of respiration. A prospective cohort study to evaluate the proper hand position during CPR based on expired respiratory state CT as the health screening would be needed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2015-12
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-16
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-22
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 127

Inclusion Criteria

• over 18 years of age
• no history of heart or lung disease
• no history of chest or abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• abnormal findings in LDCT, which might influence inspiration or expiration, were excluded after image interpretation by the board certified radiologists

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chest computed tomography	low dose chest computed tomography	Low dose chest computed tomography during expiration and inspiration

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
proper hand position during CPR using the scout film of low dose chest computed tomography	five months	proper hand position during CPR based on comparison between expiration with the arms at down position and inspiration the arms at raised position.; Measurement will be assessed with a length of xiphoid process to arbitrary center of heart

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
predicted compressed organs in CPR using the scout film of low dose chest computed tomography Measurement will be assessed with scout film silhouette of organs under quarterly divided sternum.	five months