Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
Cardiac, Arrest, Simulation, Feedback
Brief summary
Our project aims to improve the delivery and assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during pediatric cardiac arrest by introducing 2 novel approaches: 1. We will evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, credit card sized, and highly affordable nano-card CPR visual feedback device to improve compliance with HSFC CPR guidelines when used during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest; 2. We will also develop and study a novel, Just-in-Time (JIT) CPR training video, integrating proven educational methods (video-based lecture, expert modeling, practice-while-watching), and use the CPR visual feedback device to provide real-time coaching. We hypothesize that: H1: The use of a CPR visual feedback device will improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during a simulated pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest scenario compared with standard CPR with no visual feedback. H2: A JIT CPR Training Video, viewed by healthcare providers 2-4 weeks prior to the resuscitation event, will improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest compared with those healthcare providers with no prior exposure to the JIT CPR Training Video. H3: That there is poor correlation between providers' perception of CPR quality and actual measured CPR quality H4: That task load varies depending on provider role and type of clinical scenario
Detailed description
Aim 1 - To evaluate the effectiveness of a CPR visual feedback device to improve compliance with current Heart and Stork Foundation of Canada (HSFC) CPR and resuscitation guidelines during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest for a team of healthcare providers. Aim 2 - To evaluate the effectiveness of a Just in Time CPR Training Video to improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest for a team of healthcare providers. Aim 3 - To determine if there is a synergistic effect when adding Just in Time CPR Training Video with the use of the CPR visual feedback device to improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during a simulated pediatric cardiac arrest scenario. Aim 4 - To determine the degree to which provider's perception of CPR quality matches actual quality of CPR Aim 5 - To describe the task load of healthcare providers in sepsis and cardiac arrest scenarios Participants will be recruited from ten pediatric tertiary care centers in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom using the methodology already piloted and studied in our existing EXPRESS investigators collaborative. Participants recruited to participate in the study will be asked to perform as members of a pediatric resuscitation team. Each team of healthcare providers will be randomized into one of four study arms. In study arm 1, resuscitation teams will participate in a simulated pediatric cardiac arrest scenario, and provide standard CPR without prior JIT training and blinded to any feedback from the CPR card during the scenario. Instead, the CPR card will be placed on the chest during compressions to collect real-time data, but the feedback lights on the card will be covered by black tape and thus, not visible to the members of the resuscitation team. In study arm 2, resuscitation teams will participate in the same scenario without prior JIT training, but provide chest compressions with the CPR card placed on the chest (and providing visual feedback) during compressions. In study arm 3, participants will be given a CPR card and asked to view the JIT training video. Following practice, they will be asked to participate in the simulated cardiac arrest scenario, and provide standard CPR without feedback from the CPR card. As in study arm 1, the CPR card will still be placed on the chest, but the feedback lights will be covered and not visible to the resuscitation team members. Finally, participants in study arm 4 will received JIT training prior to the simulated scenario, and have the CPR card in place during chest compressions to provide immediate visual feedback.
Interventions
DEVICECPRcard
CPR Card in place during chest compressions to provide immediate visual feedback.
OTHERJust in Time Video
CPR Just in Time training video administered before the simulation case
Sponsors
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
KidSIM Simulation Program
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Team Member: Pediatric healthcare providers, such as nurses, nurse practitioners, and residents (pediatric emergency medicine, anesthesia, family medicine) * Team Member: No prior experience with CPR feedback devices * Team Member: Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications within the past two years * Team Leader: Residents (Year 2,3, or 4) in pediatrics, family medicine, anesthesia, emergency medicine training programs * Team Leader: fellows in pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care or pediatric anesthesia sub specialty training programs, attending in-patient pediatricians. * Team Leader: No prior experience with CPR feedback devices * Team Leader: Pediatric Advanced Life Support in the past 2 years or are Pediatric Advanced Life Support instructors
Exclusion criteria
* Team Member and Leader: Previous experience using, teaching with, or learning with a CPR feedback device * Team Member and Leader: No Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advance Life Support or Adult Cardiac Life Support Certification
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chest Compression Depth | up to 6 months | Chest compression depth is considered shallow if \<40 mm and deep if \>49.99 mm. The proportion of Chest Compression with depth between 40 and 49.99 mm will be reported. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chest Compression Rate | up to 6 months | Chest compression rates will be calculated for the entire episode. The proportion of time spent doing compressions between 90-110 compressions/min will be reported. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of Chest Compression Switches | up to 6 months | The number of chest compression provider switches will be recorded as the number of times there is a change in chest compression provider. A provider can be counted more than once if, in the interim, another provider has preformed chest compression of more than 1 minute before the same provider resumes compressions. |
| Mean difference between perceived and actual quality of CPR | up to 6 months | As calculated by perceived performance minus actual performance, for depth and rate |
| No Flow Fraction | up to 6 months | No flow time (time during cardiac arrest without chest compression delivery) will be calculated as the total scenario time minus the time with no chest compression delivery. No flow fraction (no flow fraction: proportion of cardiac arrest time without chest compression delivery) will be calculated as the no flow time divided by the total arrest time. In accordance with previous pediatric and adult CPR studies, pauses in chest compression delivery are defined as period of interruptions \> 1.5 seconds. |
| NASA TLX Score | up to 6 month | NASA TLX measures the perceived task load for healthcare providers. To be filled out by participants after each scenario |
| Accurate estimation of CPR quality | up to 6 months | As calculated by the absolute difference of less than 10% between perceived and actual quality of CPR, for depth and rate |
| Residual Leaning Force | up to 6 months | Residual leaning force (grams) of delivered chest compression will be captured. The proportion of chest compression with excessive residual leaning force (\>2500 grams) will be reported |
Countries
Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Outcome results
None listed