Study of the public's willingness to provide the necessary resuscitation in real situations of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after receiving appropriate education and the possible factors that could affect their willingness

Attitudes and willingness of laypersons towards applying basic life support in real cardiac arrest situations: a prospective observational multi-centre study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN27093315

Enrollment

800

Registered

2023-04-17

Start date

2023-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Circulatory System Cardiac arrest

Interventions

This is an observational international multi-centre cross-sectional questionnaire study on laypersons, so no intervention will be made. The study questionnaire will be composed of five sections: 1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Laypersons aged 18 years and above 2. Educated on any kind of resuscitation training, either on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or basic life support (BLS), within the last 2 years in the involved countries of Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Tunisia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Younger than 18 years 2. Healthcare professionals 3. Participants who have expressed their refusal to have their responses used in research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Laypersons' willingness to perform resuscitation in real out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) situations, measured using the third part of a cross-sectional LayResus 2023 Study Questionnaire, composed of 5-point Likert scale questions on the following: 1. Willingness to help in real-life OHCA situations 2. Participation in local/national neighbourhood resuscitation response teams 3. Willingness to attend cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training programs 4. Willingness to be included in a national resuscitator registry 5. Willingness to be part of the local/national network of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as a first responder to OHCA Measured at a single point of time during the completion of the questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

Laypersons' willingness to perform resuscitation in real out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) situations, measured using the third part of a cross-sectional LayResus 2023 Study Questionnaire, composed of 5-point Likert scale questions on the following: 1. Willingness to help in real-life OHCA situations 2. Participation in local/national neighbourhood resuscitation response teams 3. Willingness to attend cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training programs 4. Willingness to be included in a national resuscitator registry 5. Willingness to be part of the local/national network of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as a first responder to OHCA Measured at a single point of time during the completion of the questionnaire

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Barriers and enablers that might hinder or improve the willingness of laypersons to apply learned resuscitation skills after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, measured using the fourth and fifth part of a cross-sectional LayResus 2023 Study Questionnaire, composed of a closed set of questions on the following: 1. Possible barriers to attending CPR training and for applying resuscitation by the participant, and how they could be overcome 2. Possible enablers that might help study participants attend CPR training Measured at a single point of time during the completion of the questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

Barriers and enablers that might hinder or improve the willingness of laypersons to apply learned resuscitation skills after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, measured using the fourth and fifth part of a cross-sectional LayResus 2023 Study Questionnaire, composed of a closed set of questions on the following: 1. Possible barriers to attending CPR training and for applying resuscitation by the participant, and how they could be overcome 2. Possible enablers that might help study participants attend CPR training Measured at a single point of time during the completion of the questionnaire

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Countries

Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026