Simulation-Based Study of Adding Video Communication to Dispatch Instruction - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
Information provided by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00564616

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction improves the quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in simulated cardiac arrests.

Condition	Intervention
Cardiac Arrest	Device: video cell phone

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	A Randomized Controlled Study Focused on Impact of Adding Video Communication to Dispatch Instruction on the Quality of CPR, Including Chest Compressions and Rescue Breaths, in Simulated Cardiac Arrests

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

quality of chest compressions and rescue breaths [ Time Frame: every 30 seconds ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

spent time to first effective chest compression and rescue breath [ Time Frame: expressed as seconds ]

Enrollment:	96
Study Start Date:	April 2007
Study Completion Date:	October 2007

Arms	Assigned Interventions
voice group: Placebo Comparator the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone	Device: video cell phone the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone
video group: Experimental the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone	Device: video cell phone the "voice group" received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the "video group" received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone

Detailed Description:

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of adult death and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) significantly improves survival. Dispatch assistance increases the chance of bystander CPR but the quality of dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) remains unsatisfactory. This study is conducted to assess the effect of adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction on the quality of bystander CPR, including chest compressions and rescue breathing, in simulated cardiac arrests.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteers above 16 years of age who have not received any CPR training within the last 5 years were recruited.

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthcare providers, non-Mandarin speaking individuals, and those with illness/physical conditions that prevent them from receiving telephone instructions or performing CPR were excluded.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00564616

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

Study Director:

Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, MD, PhD

National Taiwan University Hospital

More Information

Publications:

Cheung S, Deakin CD, Hsu R, Petley GW, Clewlow F. A prospective manikin-based observational study of telephone-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2007 Mar;72(3):425-35. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

Publications indexed to this study:

Yang CW, Wang HC, Chiang WC, Chang WT, Yen ZS, Chen SY, Ko PC, Ma MH, Chen SC, Chang SC, Lin FY. Impact of adding video communication to dispatch instructions on the quality of rescue breathing in simulated cardiac arrests--a randomized controlled study. Resuscitation. 2008 Sep;78(3):327-32. Epub 2008 Jun 25.

Study ID Numbers:	200708079R
Study First Received:	November 26, 2007
Last Updated:	November 26, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00564616
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

cardiac arrest
video cell phone
dispatcher-assisted CPR

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Heart Diseases
Heart Arrest

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009