Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationsNCT01826318
Stress Coping Strategy on Perceived Stress Levels and Performance During a Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A study testing Stress coping in people with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 1 site in Switzerland.
Trial summary
This study assessed the impact of a task-focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations
- What is being tested?
- Stress coping
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 124 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSwitzerland
- Study dates
- Dec 2007to May 2008
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 4th year medical students
Who cannot join
- none
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Switzerland1 site
University Hospital Basel, ICU
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4055
About this study
Official title: Impact of a Stress Coping Strategy on Perceived Stress Levels and Performance During a Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study assessed the impact of a task-focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario.
Read the detailed description
Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) causes significant stress, which may cause deficiencies in attention and increase distractibility. This may lead to misjudgements of priorities and delays in CPR performance, which may further increase mental stress (vicious cycle).
Aim: This study assessed the impact of a task-focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario.
Methods: This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial
Setting: Simulator-center of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
Participants: A total of 124 volunteer medical students
Intervention: Randomization to receive a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress by loudly posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention group) or a control group.
Outcome measures: The primary outcome is the perceived levels of stress and feeling overwhelmed (stress/overload); secondary outcomes were hands-on time, time to start CPR and number of leadership statements.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations
- Being tested
- Stress coping
- Keywords
- Stress, coping, simulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Stress copingBehavioural
Students in the intervention group received a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress. They were informed that an emergency situation is a stressful experience for health care workers and that perceived stress may interfere with their decision-making abilities and performance. Particularly, feeling overwhelmed by stress may cause cognitive impairment potentially leading to loss of concept how to deal with an emergency situation, which in turn further increases stress (vicious cycle). However, it is possible to overcome this situation by focusing on the basic conditions of the situation and the immediate actions that are needed. They were instructed that they should ask two task-focusing questions aloud ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") to overcome the negative consequences of feeling overwhelmed by stress.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| intervention | Experimental | Participants received a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress by loudly posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention group) Receives: Behavioral: Stress coping |
| Control | No intervention | Students in the control group did not receive any further instructions. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Average level of stress/overload during the resuscitation period
The primary outcome was the average level of stress/overload during the resuscitation period for the experimental and the control group.
Measured: In the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
Secondary outcomes (3)
hands-on time
Medical performance measures: hands-on time defined as duration of uninterrupted chest compressions and defibrillation in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest.
Measured: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest.
time elapsed until CPR was started
the time elapsed until CPR was started, defined as the time to the first meaningful measure (either defibrillation, chest compression or ventilation) after the onset of the cardiac arrest; the team coordination measure
Measured: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
leadership statements
Number of leadership statements coded, using a predefined checklist containing the following categories based on previous research
Measured: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Apr 2013 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2007
- Primary completionMar 2008
- Study completionMay 2008
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sabina Hunziker, MD, MPH, Principal investigator, University Hospital Basel, Basel 4031 Basel, Switzerland
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01826318
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SH_SIP_2007
- Status last verified
- Apr 2013
- First submitted
- 3 Apr 2013
- Last updated
- 8 Apr 2013
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Apr 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Impact of a Stress Coping Strategy on Perceived Stress Levels and Performance During a Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01826318
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SH_SIP_2007
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations
- Keywords
- Stress, coping, simulation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2007
- Primary completion
- Mar 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Apr 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study assessed the impact of a task-focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario.
Detailed description
Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) causes significant stress, which may cause deficiencies in attention and increase distractibility. This may lead to misjudgements of priorities and delays in CPR performance, which may further increase mental stress (vicious cycle).
Aim: This study assessed the impact of a task-focusing strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated CPR scenario.
Methods: This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial
Setting: Simulator-center of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
Participants: A total of 124 volunteer medical students
Intervention: Randomization to receive a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress by loudly posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention group) or a control group.
Outcome measures: The primary outcome is the perceived levels of stress and feeling overwhelmed (stress/overload); secondary outcomes were hands-on time, time to start CPR and number of leadership statements.
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Stress copingParticipants received a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress by loudly posing two task-focusing questions ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention group) |
| Control | No intervention | –Students in the control group did not receive any further instructions. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 4th year medical students
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- none
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Stress copingStudents in the intervention group received a 10 minute instruction to cope with stress. They were informed that an emergency situation is a stressful experience for health care workers and that perceived stress may interfere with their decision-making abilities and performance. Particularly, feeling overwhelmed by stress may cause cognitive impairment potentially leading to loss of concept how to deal with an emergency situation, which in turn further increases stress (vicious cycle). However, it is possible to overcome this situation by focusing on the basic conditions of the situation and the immediate actions that are needed. They were instructed that they should ask two task-focusing questions aloud ("what is the patient's condition?", "what immediate action is needed?") to overcome the negative consequences of feeling overwhelmed by stress. | Behavioural | intervention |
Primary outcome
Average level of stress/overload during the resuscitation period
Time frame: In the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
The primary outcome was the average level of stress/overload during the resuscitation period for the experimental and the control group.
3 secondary outcomes
hands-on time
Time frame: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest.
time elapsed until CPR was started
Time frame: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
leadership statements
Time frame: in the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Apr 2013.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sabina Hunziker, MD, MPH principal investigator
University Hospital Basel, Basel 4031 Basel, Switzerland
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Stress coping in people with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 1 site in Switzerland.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Average level of stress/overload during the resuscitation period (time frame: In the first 120 seconds after the onset of the cardiac arrest). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2013; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.