JRCT ID: jRCT1042240097
Registered date:03/10/2024
Simulation study of a two-person chest compression method (PALm-PALm method) for effective chest compressions in cardiac arrest patients on a stretcher.
Basic Information
Recruitment status | Recruiting |
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Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Date of first enrollment | 02/08/2024 |
Target sample size | 20 |
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Study type | Interventional |
Intervention(s) | This is a single-center, two-arm crossover study involving healthcare professionals and medical students who have completed the basic life support course. To control for height differences, participants will be divided into two groups based on height (less than 171 cm and 171 cm and more), with 10 participants in each group matched for similar height. Each participant will perform chest compressions using two methods: Alone method (2-minute chest compressions by one person) and PALm-PALm method (chest compressions by two people with their hands stacked on top of each other). An interval of 1 hour will be allowed before and after each set of chest compressions to facilitate recovery from fatigue. |
Outcome(s)
Primary Outcome | Differences in heart rate changes between the PALm-PALm method and the ALONE method |
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Secondary Outcome | (1) Comparison of blood pressure change, oxygen saturation change, respiratory rate change, modified Borg scale after completion of chest compressions, and compression depth in all study subjects (2) Relationship between height, weight, BMI, and upper/ lower limb length, and the primary endpoints. (3) Comparison of the above between groups divided by height. |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Age minimum | >= 20age old |
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Age maximum | <= 60age old |
Gender | Male |
Include criteria | Adult male healthcare professionals or medical students between the ages of 20 and 60 who have completed the BLS course |
Exclude criteria | Persons with cardiac and orthopedic diseases |
Related Information
Primary Sponsor | Saitoh Takeji |
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Contact
Public contact | |
Name | Takeji Saitoh |
Address | 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Shizuoka Japan 4313125 |
Telephone | +81-534352431 |
tjsaitoh@hama-med.ac.jp | |
Affiliation | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
Scientific contact | |
Name | Takeji Saitoh |
Address | 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Shizuoka Japan 4313125 |
Telephone | +81-534352431 |
tjsaitoh@hama-med.ac.jp | |
Affiliation | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |