Basic Life SupportNCT03893253
Early or Late Booster in Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals
A study testing Early Booster Teaching and Late Booster Teaching in people with Basic Life Support, run by Hopital Montfort at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
Attrition of skills after basic life support (BLS) training is common. Psychology studies have established that for basic memory recall tasks, spaced learning strategies improve retention. Spaced learning is often organized as a refresher or 'booster' course after initial training. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Basic Life Support
- What is being tested?
- Early Booster Teaching and Late Booster Teaching
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 84 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 22 Oct 2018to 17 Jul 2020
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- -Healthcare professionals who interact with patients and have not received any BLS training or practice in the 6 months leading up to the date of their participation will be recruited.
Who cannot join
- under 18 years of age
- non healthcare professionals
- healthcare professionals who don't interact directly with patients
- healthcare professionals who have completed Basic Life Support training in the previous six months
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Does an Early Booster Session Improve Performance and Retention of Basic Life Support Skills Compared to a Late Booster in Health Care Professionals? A Simulation-based Randomized Controlled Trial.
Attrition of skills after basic life support (BLS) training is common. Psychology studies have established that for basic memory recall tasks, spaced learning strategies improve retention. Spaced learning is often organized as a refresher or 'booster' course after initial training. This study aims to investigate if this principle holds true for BLS skills, which require rapid memory recall and efficient deployment of procedural skills while under time pressure.
Read the detailed description
Health care professionals who have not received BLS training in the 6 months leading up to the date of participation will be recruited from local health care institutions in the greater-Ottawa area. Participants will be randomized into one of three groups: early booster, late booster, or no booster (control). Currently, no booster is the educational standard. The early booster group will receive a booster at 3 weeks, the late booster at 2 months, and no booster for the control. All participants will undergo BLS training, an immediate post-test, and a retention post-test at 4 months. Post-tests involve a simulated cardiac arrest scenario. Raters will be blinded to the group allocation and simulation test order.
- Conditions
- Basic Life Support
- Being tested
- Early Booster Teaching, Late Booster Teaching
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Early Booster TeachingOther
The early booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 3 weeks post-training followed by feedback.
Late Booster TeachingOther
The late booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 2 months post-training followed by feedback
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Early Booster Teaching | Experimental | The early booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 3 weeks post-training followed by feedback. Receives: Other: Early Booster Teaching |
| Late Booster Teaching | Active comparator | The late booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 2 months post-training followed by feedback. Receives: Other: Late Booster Teaching |
| Control group | No intervention | The control group will receive no booster teaching at all. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Basic Life Support Performance
Basic Life Support performance, as measured by the standardized Heart and Stroke checklist score
Measured: 4 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
Time to start chest compressions
Time from entering the scene to initiation of compression
Measured: 4 months
Time to defibrillation
Time from start to defibrillation with AED
Measured: 4 months
Quality of CPR
Hand placement on lower half of sternum, 30 compressions in no less than 15 and no more than 18 seconds, compresses at least 5 cm, complete recoil after each compression
Measured: 4 months
Overall BLS performance
Basic Life Support performance, as measured by the standardized Heart and Stroke checklist (PASS OR FAIL)
Measured: 4 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Mar 2019
- Study start22 Oct 2018
- Primary completion17 Jul 2020
- Study completion17 Jul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Basic Life SupportStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants randomized to one of three groups : early booster, late booster, or no booster (control group)
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 84 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hopital Montfort
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Institut du Savoir Montfort
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Richard Waldolf, MD, Principal investigator, Hôpital Montfort
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03893253
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 18-19-08-020
- Status last verified
- Mar 2022
- First submitted
- 26 Mar 2019
- Last updated
- 23 Mar 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Mar 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Does an Early Booster Session Improve Performance and Retention of Basic Life Support Skills Compared to a Late Booster in Health Care Professionals? A Simulation-based Randomized Controlled Trial.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03893253
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 18-19-08-020
- Conditions
- Basic Life Support
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 84 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hopital MontfortUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Institut du Savoir Montfort
- Study start
- 22 Oct 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 17 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Mar 2019 (actual)
- 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.
Attrition of skills after basic life support (BLS) training is common. Psychology studies have established that for basic memory recall tasks, spaced learning strategies improve retention. Spaced learning is often organized as a refresher or 'booster' course after initial training. This study aims to investigate if this principle holds true for BLS skills, which require rapid memory recall and efficient deployment of procedural skills while under time pressure.
Detailed description
Health care professionals who have not received BLS training in the 6 months leading up to the date of participation will be recruited from local health care institutions in the greater-Ottawa area. Participants will be randomized into one of three groups: early booster, late booster, or no booster (control). Currently, no booster is the educational standard. The early booster group will receive a booster at 3 weeks, the late booster at 2 months, and no booster for the control. All participants will undergo BLS training, an immediate post-test, and a retention post-test at 4 months. Post-tests involve a simulated cardiac arrest scenario. Raters will be blinded to the group allocation and simulation test order.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Participants randomized to one of three groups : early booster, late booster, or no booster (control group)
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Early Booster Teaching | Experimental | Other: Early Booster TeachingThe early booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 3 weeks post-training followed by feedback. |
| Late Booster Teaching | Active comparator | Other: Late Booster TeachingThe late booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 2 months post-training followed by feedback. |
| Control group | No intervention | –The control group will receive no booster teaching at all. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -Healthcare professionals who interact with patients and have not received any BLS training or practice in the 6 months leading up to the date of their participation will be recruited.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- under 18 years of age
- non healthcare professionals
- healthcare professionals who don't interact directly with patients
- healthcare professionals who have completed Basic Life Support training in the previous six months
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Early Booster TeachingThe early booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 3 weeks post-training followed by feedback. | Other | Early Booster Teaching |
| Late Booster TeachingThe late booster group will receive a booster teaching session at 2 months post-training followed by feedback | Other | Late Booster Teaching |
Primary outcome
Basic Life Support Performance
Time frame: 4 months
Basic Life Support performance, as measured by the standardized Heart and Stroke checklist score
4 secondary outcomes
Time to start chest compressions
Time frame: 4 months
Time to defibrillation
Time frame: 4 months
Quality of CPR
Time frame: 4 months
Overall BLS performance
Time frame: 4 months
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 23 Mar 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Richard Waldolf, MD principal investigator
Hôpital Montfort
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Early Booster Teaching and Late Booster Teaching in people with Basic Life Support, run by Hopital Montfort at 1 site in Canada.
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 4 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 23 Mar 2022. 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 Canada. 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?
Basic Life Support Performance (time frame: 4 months). 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 23 Mar 2022.