Teaching First Aid and Trauma Management to School Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Head Injury; Nose Bleed; Child, Only; Choking; Trauma-related Wound; Emergencies
• Interventions: Other: First aid lessons

• Registration Number: NCT05563129
• Lead Sponsor: University of Ioannina

Brief Summary

This proposal aims to describe research that will utilize first aid in primary education students and will attempt to identify the frequency with which the training should be repeated and the type of trainer who will carry out the training program.

Detailed Description

The training concerns courses with theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to first aid. Taking into account children's cognitive and psychological development, students will be trained in the following topics: calling an ambulance, managing bleeding, handling an unconscious patient, drowning, and managing a head injury. Classroom teachers and specialized staff will teach classes. The evaluation of knowledge and skills will be done with a questionnaire. The evaluation will take place before and immediately after the training, two months and seven months after the training.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-03
• Primary Completion: 2023-10-25
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study Completion: 2023-11-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 192

Inclusion Criteria

• Students at primary schools and kindergarten, 4-9 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Students over 9 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
First aid training	First aid lessons	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants that know first aid	1 day pre the training	We will use questionnaire to assess this outcome
Number of participants that learnt first aid	1-day post the training	We will use questionnaire to assess this outcome
Number of participants that retain the first aid knowledge	7 months post the training	We will use questionnaire to assess this outcome
Comparing the results of the training about the facilitators' performance	2 months post the training	We will use questionnaire to assess this outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

George Alexiou; 🇬🇷 Ioannina, Greece