Simulation-Based Study of Adding Video Communication to Dispatch Instruction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Arrest
• Interventions: Device: video cell phone

• Registration Number: NCT00564616
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction improves the quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in simulated cardiac arrests.

Detailed Description

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of adult death and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) significantly improves survival. Dispatch assistance increases the chance of bystander CPR but the quality of dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) remains unsatisfactory. This study is conducted to assess the effect of adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction on the quality of bystander CPR, including chest compressions and rescue breathing, in simulated cardiac arrests.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Study Completion: 2007-10
• Status Verified: 2007-11
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2007-11-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteers above 16 years of age who have not received any CPR training within the last 5 years were recruited.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Healthcare providers, non-Mandarin speaking individuals, and those with illness/physical conditions that prevent them from receiving telephone instructions or performing CPR were excluded.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
voice group	video cell phone	the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone
video group	video cell phone	the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of chest compressions and rescue breaths	every 30 seconds

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
spent time to first effective chest compression and rescue breath	expressed as seconds