Basic Life Support Training Course Clinical Trial
Official title:
Peers Versus Professional Training of Basic Life Support in Syria: a Randomized Controlled Trial
An Evaluation of Peer-led basic life support training course compared with professional-led course in a limited resource environment; A randomized controlled trial
Peer training has been identified as a useful tool for delivering undergraduate training in
basic life support (BLS) which is fundamental as an initial response in cases of emergency.
This study aimed to (1) Evaluate the efficacy of peer-led model in basic life support
training among medical students in their first three years of study, compared to
professional-led training and (2) To assess the efficacy of the course program and students'
satisfaction of peer-led training.
A randomized controlled trial with blinded assessors will be conducted on 72 medical students
from the pre-clinical years (1st to 3rd years in Syria) at Syrian Private University.
Students will be randomly assigned to peer-led or to professional-led training group for
one-day-course of basic life support skills.
Analysis will be done on students who underwent checklist based assessment using objective
structured clinical examination design (OSCE) (practical assessment of BLS skills) and
answered BLS knowledge checkpoint-questionnaire.
;