Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Coronary Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Prompt delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a crucial determinant of survival for many victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), yet bystander CPR is provided in less than one third of witnessed SCA events. A number of barriers to bystander CPR training have been identified including time and cost of the training course. Since the large majority of arrest events occur in the home environment, studies have suggested that providing CPR training to family members of hospitalized cardiac patients may serve as a useful approach to address an environment in which bystander CPR is frequently not provided. Utilizing an existing in-hospital program to train adult family members, the investigators will assess the skills of those who learn CPR through two different education methods (video-only and video self-instruction (VSI) kit).
Detailed description
The long term goal of the investigators work is to implement real world CPR training strategies that match training locales with at-risk populations, maximize resuscitation skill retention, and promote willingness to act. To accomplish this, the investigators will empower stakeholders at UPHS and local area hospitals to develop local implementation approaches, using either volunteers or nursing staff as training proctors. These stakeholders will be studied as a research subset. The training proctors will train family members or friends of patients at risk for cardiac arrest using either a video-only method or video self-instruction (VSI) kit, and empower them with the lifesaving skill of CPR. The investigators will use the American Heart Association's CPR Anytime VSI kit which comes equip with a DVD and inflatable manikin. For the group receiving the video-only method, the investigators will remove the inflatable manikin and train the subjects with the DVD. The investigators will randomize family members of high risk for CA to either the video-only or VSI kit method of training. The training proctors will be instructed to switch training methods every 6 months. The investigators will follow up with the study subjects and conduct CPR skills tests from 6 to 12 months from time of training to assess whether the subjects retained their skills or if they had an opportunity to use the skills that they learned. The investigators will also gather information on how the subjects would like to be encouraged to practice their skills. The investigators will send a reminder notification every two months following training, to encourage the subjects to refresh their training skills. At the follow-up skills test at 6 to 12 months, we will administer a survey to assess whether the prompting encouraged the subjects to practice their skills.
Interventions
OTHERCPR Training using the Family and Friends CPR Anytime Video Self Instruction
Subjects will be trained using the American Heart Association's Family and Friends CPR Anytime Program. The subject's will undergo training in-hospital then they will be encouraged to take the training materials home with them to practice CPR with their family members and friends.
OTHERImplementation of a Hospital-based CPR Training Model
Nurses and Volunteers will be trained in the hospital-based CPR Training Model, and be encouraged to implement the training program in their respective hospitals.
OTHERFollow-up prompting to encourage skill retention
Subjects will be contacted every two months and encouraged to practice the skills that they have learned. Means of contact include: a) email b) text blasts c) phone calls d) social media e) mail
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Family Members of Patients with known coronary disease or cardiovascular risk factors, such as history of diabetes and hypertension.
Exclusion criteria
* If someone is physically unable to undergo CPR Training
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CPR Skills Performance and Retention | 6 months | To assess skills performance and retention by trainees (family members and friends) taught using a video-only method or video self-instruction kit. To assess whether prompting or reminding subjects (family members and friends) might encourage the subjects to practice their CPR skills and improve skills at time of testing. Subjects skills will be tested at 6 and 12 months period of time. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessing CPR Training Proctors (Nurses or Volunteers) | At 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months | To determine if volunteers or nursing staff can adequately implement a CPR training program to at risk family members or friends of patients hospitalized for cardiac risk factors. Subjects will be surveyed every 3 months to assess feasibility. |
| Assess prompting to encourage CPR skills retention | up to 1 year | To assess whether prompting subjects every two months encourages them to practice and retain the skills that they learned. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed