Compression Is Life In Cardiac Arrest - Fatigue Study

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Arrest

• Registration Number: NCT02322359
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Brief Summary

Context: Chest compressions represent an important physical effort leading to fatigue and cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality degradation. Despite a known harmful effect of chest compressions interruptions, current guidelines still recommend provider switch every 2 minutes. Feedback impact on chest compressions quality during an extended cardiopulmonary resuscitation remains to be assessed.

Study design: simulated prospective monocentric randomized crossover trial. Participants and methods: Sixty professionals rescuers of the pre-hospital care unit of University Hospital of Caen (doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers) are enrolled to performed 10 minutes of continuous chest compression on manikin (ResusciAnne®, Laerdal), twice, with and without a feedback device (CPRmeter®). Correct compression score (the main criterion) is defined by reached target of rate, depth and leaning at the same time (recorded continuously).

Hypothesis: Feedback device delay fatigue effect arises during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-27
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-23
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Operational staff of University hospital of Caen pre-hospital unit

Exclusion Criteria

• medical contraindication
• refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correct compression score	24h	Correct compression score is defined by reached target of rate, depth and leaning at the same time

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
chest compression deep	24h
chest compression rate	24h
percentage of chest compression without leaning	24h
participants' fatigue (Borg's scale)	24h
percentage of correct chest compression rate	24h
Decrease time of 30% of correct compression score	24h
percentage of chest compression with correct deep	24h

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Caen; 🇫🇷 Caen, France