Chest Compression During Resuscitation

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Use of a New Mechanical Chest Compression Machine LifeLine ARM for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Paramedics: a Randomized, Crossover, Manikin Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02703103
• Other study ID #: 02.008.1MR
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 16, 2016
• Last updated: March 23, 2016
• Start date: February 2016
• Est. completion date: March 2016

Study information

• Verified date: March 2016
• Source: Medical University of Warsaw
• Contact: Lukasz Szarpak, PhD
• Phone: 500186225
• Email: lukasz.szarpak[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Poland: Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the new mechanical chest compression machine LifeLine ARM in healthcare professionals in simulated model of cardiac arrest.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 2016
• Est. primary completion date: March 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• give voluntary consent to participate in the study

• maximum 1 year of work experience in medicine

• minimum 10 clinical resuscitations

• paramedics

Exclusion Criteria:

• not meet the above criteria

• wrist or low back diseases

• pregnancy

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Intervention

Other:
• Manual chest compressions
2 min of Chest compressions without mechanical chest compression system

Device:
• ARM chest compressions
2 min of Chest compressions with mechanical chest compression system LifeLine ARM

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Poland	Lukasz Szarpak	Warszawa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of Warsaw

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Poland, 

References & Publications (2)

Kurowski A, Czyzewski L, Bogdanski L, Zasko P, Karczewska K, Szarpak L. Quality of chest compression with CardioPump CPR compared to single rescuer standard BLS. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;33(1):114-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.10.027. Epub 2014 Oct 20. — View Citation

Truszewski Z, Szarpak L, Kurowski A, Evrin T, Zasko P, Bogdanski L, Czyzewski L. Randomized trial of the chest compressions effectiveness comparing 3 feedback cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices and standard basic life support by nurses. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov 4. pii: S0735-6757(15)00954-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.003. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	chest compressions effectiveness	the percentage of correct chest compressions relative to the total number of chest compressions	1 day	No
Secondary	Depth	correct depth according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation	1 day	No
Secondary	Pressure point	correct pressure point according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation	1 day	No
Secondary	Complete pressure release	Complete pressure release measure by manikin software	1 day	No
Secondary	Rate of chest compressions	correct chest compressions rate according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation	1 day	No
Secondary	hands-off time	defined as the sum of all periods during which no hand was placed on the chest minus time used for ventilation.	1 day	No
Secondary	tidal volume	volume of air delivered in a single rescue breath in milliliters	1 day	No
Secondary	ventilation rate	respiratory rate per minute	1 day	No
Secondary	minute-volume	minute volume ventilation	1 day	No
Secondary	number of gastric inflations	number of gastric inflations	1 day	No