Improving Defibrillation Pad Position

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Arrest

• Registration Number: NCT03476720
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Manufacturer's diagrams showing defibrillation pad positioning (as used on public access defibrillators) are anatomically incorrect and are likely to lead to poor position of defibrillation pads, with reduced defibrillation efficacy.

We will ask untrained members of the public to observe the diagrams and place pads as indicated on the diagram. We will asses the accuracy of pad placement and repeat the study using an anatomically correct diagram to see if we can improve the accuracy of pad placement.

Detailed Description

As above

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-26
• Study Start: 2018-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-01
• Study Completion: 2018-09-04
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• 16 yrs age and willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous BLS training
• Previous AED training
• Clinical staff (doctor, nurse, HCA, paramedic etc)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pad position	6 months	Position of the pad (vertical and horizontal) in relation to optimal position as recommended by the resuscitation guidelines.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Southampton; 🇬🇧 Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom