Better First Aid With First Aid Training and Dispatcher Central Instructions?

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Injury
• Interventions: Behavioral: First aid course; Behavioral: First aid instructions by mobile phone

• Registration Number: NCT02391922
• Lead Sponsor: University of Tromso

Brief Summary

The study evaluates the effect of a first aid course on first aid skills compared to no training. The study also evaluates the effect of first-aid instructions given by emergency dispatch central over mobile phone on first aid performance to no instructions.

Half the participants will perform first aid in two scenarios prior to first aid training. Half the participants will perform first aid in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after attending a first aid course. Half the participants (overall) will receive first aid instructions by mobile phone during the scenarios.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-12
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-18
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2017-03
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Students in high school/college

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
First aid course, No dispatch instructions	First aid course	Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after receiving a first aid course and no dispatch instructions during the scenarios
First aid course, dispatch instructions	First aid course	Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after receiving a first aid course and they are given instructions from emergency dispatch by phone during the test scenarios
No first aid course, dispatch instructions	First aid instructions by mobile phone	Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios without prior first aid course, and they are given instructions from emergency dispatch by phone during the test scenarios
First aid course, dispatch instructions	First aid instructions by mobile phone	Participants' first aid skills are tested in two scenarios 4 to 5 months after receiving a first aid course and they are given instructions from emergency dispatch by phone during the test scenarios

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
First aid performance after first aid course	4-5 months	First aid performance 4-5 months after first aid course. Measured by a combined score from assigning specific first aid measures a score for being performed.
First aid performance during first aid instructions by phone	Baseline	First aid performance. Measured by a combined score from assigning specific first aid measures a score for being performed.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Tromso; 🇳🇴 Tromsø, Norway