Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Conditions
Interventions
Instruct chest compressions as "
push as hard as you can"
for 15 minutes training.
Instruct chest compressions as "
push approximately 5cm, but don'
t push over 6cm"
for 15minutes training.
Sponsors
Kyoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: General public who lives in Japan and speaks Japanese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The health care providers; doctor, registered nurse, assistant nurse, pharmacist, nutrition, physical therapist, occupational therapist, medical engineering and paramedic are excluded. 2. People who have taken CPR training within six months. 3. Those who are not able to perform chest compressions because of any physical or mental disabilities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average chest compressions depth during two minutes test periods six months after the initial training. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| During two minutes test periods immediately and six months after the initial training 1 Number of chest compressions with correct hands position. 2 Number of chest compressions with adequate recoil. 3 Total number of chest compressions 4 Average chest compressions depth (mm) 5 Hands-off time without chest compressions 6 Average number of chest compressions rate 7 Number of chest compressions with over 60mm depth | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMakiko Sano
Kyoto University Graduate school of medicine, department of critical care nursing school of human health science.
Outcome results
None listed