The Efficacy of Basic Life Support Education Among Teenagers

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Clinical Trial

— BLSGimiHun  

Official title:

The Investigation of the Efficacy of Basic Life Support Education Among High School Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06016153
• Other study ID #: SUVM_BLS_1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Semmelweis University
• Contact: Uzonka Szabolcsi
• Phone: +361458680
• Email: szabolcsiu[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Basic life support (BLS) skills are crucial not only for healthcare workers but for all lay people as well. Timely recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the initiation of BLS by bystanders before the arrival of healthcare personnel can improve survival.

There are several methods of spreading BLS skills and improve BLS skill retention among lay people. One of these methods can be educating school children. The introduction of mandatory BLS education in schools was very effective in some European countries to increase the rate of bystander BLS.

The current study aims to investigate the efficacy of a BLS training and BLS curriculum among high school children in Hungary. Moreover, the investigators would like to optimise factors influencing skill retention in this first responder group and aim to compare two types of teaching methods: feedback given by the instructor or software-based feedback on the efficacy of chest compressions during the course.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 29, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 19 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• High school teenagers participating in the education of Óbudai High School, Budapest

• Written informed consent received from participants and their parents to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• No written informed consent provided by the student or parent

• Any injury or health issue influencing the efficacy of BLS skill

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Basic Life Support
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Intervention

Other:
• Software based feedback
Feedback is given by the data of a software (InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary).
• Instructor feedback
Feedback is given by the opinion and observation of an experienced instructor.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hungary	Óbudai Gimnázium	Budapest

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Semmelweis University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hungary, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	End of training BLS skill assessment based on a checklist	BLS skills measured right after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary.	up to two hours
Secondary	BLS skill assessment after 2 months based on a checklist	BLS skills measured 2 months after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary.	2 months
Secondary	BLS skill assessment after 6 months based on a checklist	BLS skills measured 6 months after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary.	6 months