Lowlands Saves Lives: A Randomized Trial Comparing CPR-quality Between Face-to-face vs. Lifesaver VR Training

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Completed

• Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Arrest; Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Cardiac Arrest
• Interventions: Other: Face-to-face training; Other: Lifesaver virtual reality training

• Registration Number: NCT04013633
• Lead Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center

Brief Summary

The objective of the Lowlands Saves Lives trial is to compare the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) between face-to-face versus Lifesaver Virtual Reality smartphone application trained participants using a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

In order to optimize survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, basic life support (BLS) training of lay-person volunteers is essential. Face-to-face training has long been considered the standard, but new training-methods have emerged, of which the Lifesaver VR (developed by the UK Resuscitation Council) app seems promising. It is unknown which training method results in the highest quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Therefore, we conduct this randomized controlled trial in which subjects will be randomized to either one of the two training methods. Following the training, all participants will undergo CPR-quality testing using certified manikins and blinded assessors.

The present study will be conducted during Lowlands Science, a section of the Lowlands music festival exclusively dedicated to science. Lowlands will be held on August 16-18 of 2019 and over 50.000 attendees are expected.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-05
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-10
• Study Start: 2019-08-16
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-18
• Study Completion: 2020-08-18
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 381

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult (≥18 years).
• Provide informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Alcohol level >0.5‰ and not able to perform tandem gait test.
• For any reason not being able to partake in the face-to-face or VR-app training (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication).
• For any reason not being able to perform the CPR test on the CPR-manikin (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication).

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Face-to-face training	Face-to-face training	A short face-to-face CPR training based on international guidelines provided by certified instructors
Lifesaver virtual reality (VR) training	Lifesaver virtual reality training	Training using the Lifesaver VR application. Lifesaver VR is an interactive game that can be played on smartphones allowing users to 'resuscitate' a victim of cardiac arrest, while wearing VR-goggles showing a filmed CPR-scenario

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chest compression quality	During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training	Chest compression quality measured as depth (mm) and rate (compressions/min) measured using CPR manikin

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Flow fraction	During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training	Percentage of time where compressions are given, measured using CPR manikin
CPR performance score	During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training	CPR performance score from BLS-training checklist

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Radboud University Medical Center; 🇳🇱 Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands