MultiCPR: The Influence of Resuscitation on History Recall

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedical University of Vienna

About this trial

In this randomized crossover trial, participants begin with chest compressions at a 30:2 ratio while a study team member provides ventilation. In Scenario A, participants perform two-person CPR and receive a prerecorded patient history after 30 seconds. In Scenario B, participants only listen to the patient's history without performing CPR or any concurrent task. To control for time-dependent memory decay, Scenario B includes a 3-minute delay before completing the questionnaire, matching the interval between information exposure and recall in Scenario A.

After each scenario, participants complete the NASA-TLX workload assessment and a semi-open questionnaire on the patient's history. A modified Brown-Peterson task follows as a washout period: participants subtract 3 repeatedly from 309 for 1 minute, followed by 4 minutes of rest without phone use or conversation. Calculation performance is not analyzed.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Healthy medical professionals trained in CPR (paramedics, prehospital emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, internal medicine doctors, nurses, midwifery students, pediatricians)

CPR Training in the last four years

Fit and rested.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recall of History

    Behavioral

    Recall of history heard during or without performing CPR

  • CPR

    Procedure/Surgery

    Performing CPR in a 30:2 manner

Treatment groups

38 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Ventilations/CPRActive comparator 2 interventions
Group B: no ventilations/CPRActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

History items

Number of correct items

Time frame
during 2x4 minutes of inclusion

Secondary outcomes

1

NASA-TLX

Nasa Task load index (min: 0, max: 120, higher scores mean higher cognitive load)

Time frame
during 2x4 minutes of inclusion

Other outcomes

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