Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Basic life support (BLS), Virtual reality (VR), Education, Lay-person training
Brief summary
The objective of the Lowlands Saves Lives trial is to compare the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) between face-to-face versus Lifesaver Virtual Reality smartphone application trained participants using a randomized controlled trial.
Detailed description
In order to optimize survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, basic life support (BLS) training of lay-person volunteers is essential. Face-to-face training has long been considered the standard, but new training-methods have emerged, of which the Lifesaver VR (developed by the UK Resuscitation Council) app seems promising. It is unknown which training method results in the highest quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Therefore, we conduct this randomized controlled trial in which subjects will be randomized to either one of the two training methods. Following the training, all participants will undergo CPR-quality testing using certified manikins and blinded assessors. The present study will be conducted during Lowlands Science, a section of the Lowlands music festival exclusively dedicated to science. Lowlands will be held on August 16-18 of 2019 and over 50.000 attendees are expected.
Interventions
OTHERLifesaver virtual reality training
CPR training using the Lifesaver virtual reality application
Short face-to-face CPR training
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Outcome assessors are blinded for study groups
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult (≥18 years). * Provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Alcohol level \>0.5‰ and not able to perform tandem gait test. * For any reason not being able to partake in the face-to-face or VR-app training (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication). * For any reason not being able to perform the CPR test on the CPR-manikin (e.g. clear alcohol or drugs intoxication).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chest compression quality | During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training | Chest compression quality measured as depth (mm) and rate (compressions/min) measured using CPR manikin |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flow fraction | During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training | Percentage of time where compressions are given, measured using CPR manikin |
| CPR performance score | During post-training CPR test, performed on the same day as the training | CPR performance score from BLS-training checklist |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed