Prevention of Sudden Death Clinical Trial
Official title:
CPR Prescription Program
In this study we hope to show that prescriptions provided for CPR Anytime™ to patients who
are at risk for or have heart disease at three key locations, can motivate families to learn
the skill. We will use our ED sites, an office based primary care setting, and an office
based cardiology practice. Participants will be given the pharmacy locations where they can
be purchased. Optimally they will complete the program at home with their family.
Research Hypothesis:
1. Families of patients at risk for coronary artery disease can be motivated to learn CPR
by receiving a prescription for a CPR Anytime ™ self learning kit.
2. As part of the multiplier effect, an additional 1.5 family members per participant are
projected to be trained to perform CPR.
3. Families may experience a "teachable moment" when their loved one is in the emergency
department. In comparison to the office settings, this may increase the likelihood that
they fill the prescription for CPR Anytime® and complete the learning kit.
This will be a prospective study of patients presenting to one of three recruiting sites
(emergency department and office based primary care/cardiology settings). Physicians at all
settings will agree to be a part of the Physician CPR Prescription program. Participating
physicians are provided with a description of the Physician CPR Prescription program and
pre-printed CPR prescription pads. The front side of the prescription is preprinted with the
information needed to obtain CPR Anytime ™ for Friends and Family. The back of the
prescription is preprinted with "Quick Facts" to assist the physician in delivering a
consistent and persuasive CPR message to patients and their families.
After consent, participants will be randomized to one of two groups. The control group will
be advised to take a traditional CPR class and be offered a list of local classes. Phone
follow up at approximately 3 months will assess their participation. The study group will be
asked to fill the CPR Anytime ™ prescription and complete the program. They will be
encouraged to include other friends and family members in the program. Follow up phone
survey at approximately three months will assess compliance with physician recommendations
to fill the prescription, as well as actual completion of the materials (and possible
multiplier effect).
Comparisons between the sites regarding efficacy of prescribing will be performed. Results
will be reported as mean +/- standard deviation, % or frequencies to summarize patient
characteristics. One way ANOVA will be used to compare the three groups for continuous data
and chi-square for categorical data.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
NCT00570869 -
Training Mothers of Infants in Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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N/A |