Back pain and Rescuer fatigue following CardioPulmonary Resuscitation by kneeling, standing on taboret, and standing postures

Back pain and Rescuer fatigue following CardioPulmonary Resuscitation by different postures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN96900689

Enrollment

Registered

2007-12-18

Start date

2007-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-19

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Conditions

Rescuer fatigue for resuscitation Signs and Symptoms Rescuer fatigue

Interventions

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 10 minutes by using kneeling, standing, and standing on taboret postures. Since this is a prospective and cross-over trial, each of the participants

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Health care providers working at the Emergency Deparment that have: 1. Clinical work experience longer than 2 years 2. Experience of performing CPR for more than 20 times

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Candidates with: 1. A herniated intervertebral disc 2. Previous spine surgery 3. Underlying anklyosing spondylitis or other autoimmune diseases 4. Current pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Severity of back pain (by Brief Pain Inventory Short Form), measured 24 hours and 48 hours post CPR 2. Rescuer fatigue (effective compression of cardiac massage) - detected by Laerdal Resusci-Anne® Skillreporter™ mannequin, measured during 10 minutes of cardiac massage	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Range of motion of elbow and back with different CPR postures (detected by flexible goniometer), measured during 10 minutes of cardiac massage.	—

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026