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Sudden Cardiac ArrestNCT04493970

HS Students Mandatory Universal Student Instruction in CPR Appraised Learning- Is the Mandate Working?

An observational study of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, run by Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

This study will help to provide better input to state health and education departments to improve the processes for CPR education. This will also help the EP council explore the opportunities to partner with other professional societies and other stake holders that have interest in this topic. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 25 years
Conditions the study is for
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
What is being tested?
High School Students Survey
How many people
5,000 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
26 Feb 2021to Oct 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 12 to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: High school students to whom survey is distributed. Males and females will be enrolled if they meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Who may be able to join

  • High school students completing voluntary survey

Who cannot join

  • Inability to give consent
  • Inability to complete survey

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Donita Atkins contact

816-651-1969

datkins@kchrf.com

United States1 site, 1 recruiting

  • Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66211

    Donita Atkins

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Assessment of Factors Impacting High School Students Mandatory Universal Student Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Appraised Learning- Is the Mandate Working? (The High School MUSICAL Study)

This study will help to provide better input to state health and education departments to improve the processes for CPR education. This will also help the EP council explore the opportunities to partner with other professional societies and other stake holders that have interest in this topic. Engagement of private-public partnerships for improving overall CPR education.

Read the detailed description

Schools should incorporate CPR education programs in the schools that will increase the knowledge, skills and awareness among high school children. It is important to note that, CPR training of young children, increases the self confidence, esteem, responsibility and contribution to their community.Moreover, it is clearly shown that, high school children has the required physical strength, maturity and positive attitude towards performing CPR in family members, friends and strangers in the community. Although some studies suggest benefit of periodic retraining, few studies have attempted to collectively identify contributing factors to comprehension.It is an attempt to identify national distribution of training efforts and factors implicated in comprehension among high school students.

Being tested
High School Students Survey
Keywords
CPR Education, High School Students
Medical subject headings
Death, Sudden, Cardiac

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • High School Students SurveyOther

    To assess retention, effectiveness and factors impacting comprehension of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training among high school students.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess retention, effectiveness and factors impacting comprehension of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training among high school students.

    To assess retention, effectiveness and factors impacting comprehension of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training among high school students.

    Measured: 7 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jul 2020
  2. Study start26 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completionOct 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
5,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04493970
Sponsor's protocol ID
KCHRF-High School Musical-0005
Status last verified
Oct 2024
First submitted
28 Jul 2020
Last updated
26 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. 2017. Sudden cardiac arrest: A healthcare crisis. Retrieved from http://www.scaaware.org/about-sca

  • Carragher, R., Johnson, J., & Harder, M. (2017). Factors that influence bystander CPR: A narrative review. International Journal of Current Research, 9(6), 52100- 52103

  • Swor R, Khan I, Domeier R, Honeycutt L, Chu K, Compton S. CPR training and CPR performance: do CPR-trained bystanders perform CPR? Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Jun;13(6):596-601. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.12.021. Epub 2006 Apr 13.

    PubMed 16614455

  • American Heart Association. I. CPR in schools. [cited 2019 November 29]; available from: http://cpr.heart.org/AHAECC/CPRAndECC/Programs/CPRInSchools/UCM_475820_ CPR-in-Schools-Legislation-Map.jsp; 2016

  • Brown LE, Carroll T, Lynes C, Tripathi A, Halperin H, Dillon WC. CPR skill retention in 795 high school students following a 45-minute course with psychomotor practice. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1110-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.026. Epub 2017 Oct 13. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29055618

  • Cave DM, Aufderheide TP, Beeson J, Ellison A, Gregory A, Hazinski MF, Hiratzka LF, Lurie KG, Morrison LJ, Mosesso VN Jr, Nadkarni V, Potts J, Samson RA, Sayre MR, Schexnayder SM; American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Advocacy Coordinating Committee. Importance and implementation of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation in schools: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011 Feb 15;123(6):691-706. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31820b5328. Epub 2011 Jan 10. No abstract available.

    PubMed 21220728

  • Bernardo LM, Doyle C, Bryn S. Basic emergency lifesaving skills (BELS): a framework for teaching skills to children and adolescents. Int J Trauma Nurs. 2002 Apr-Jun;8(2):48-50. doi: 10.1067/mtn.2002.123027. No abstract available.

    PubMed 12000907

  • Parnell MM, Pearson J, Galletly DC, Larsen PD. Knowledge of and attitudes towards resuscitation in New Zealand high-school students. Emerg Med J. 2006 Dec;23(12):899-902. doi: 10.1136/emj.2006.041160.

    PubMed 17130593

  • Awwma Ma, A, Kl W, Ayl T, L Vyas, J Wilks. CPR knowledge and attitudes among high school students aged 15-16in Hong Kong. Hong Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol 22, Issue 1, 2015

  • Chung CH. Extending cardiopulmonary resuscitation training to schools. Hong Kong J Emerg Med 2007;14:(3):131-3

  • Oschatz E, Wunderbaldinger P, Sterz F, Holzer M, Kofler J, Slatin H, Janata K, Eisenburger P, Bankier AA, Laggner AN. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by bystanders does not increase adverse effects as assessed by chest radiography. Anesth Analg. 2001 Jul;93(1):128-33. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00027.

    PubMed 11429353

  • Mejicano GC, Maki DG. Infections acquired during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: estimating the risk and defining strategies for prevention. Ann Intern Med. 1998 Nov 15;129(10):813-28. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-10-199811150-00014.

    PubMed 9841588

  • Nabou L. Medico legal aspect of bystander CPR. Paper presented at the Hong Kong Resuscitation Council 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 13 July 2013

  • Uhm TH, Oh JK, Park JH, Yang SJ, Kim JH.Correlation between physical features of elementary school children and chest compression depth. Hong Kong J Emerg Med 2010;17(3):218-23

  • Katapadi A, Bawa D, Garg J, Lakkireddy A, Ahmed A, Syed A, Korlakunta S, Gangasani N, Nalamachu M, Atkins D, Kabra R, Darden D, Pothineni NV, Gopinathannair R, Biga C, Chung M, Ellenbogen K, Kovacs R, Lakkireddy D. Are high school cardiopulmonary resuscitation education mandates working? Insights from a high school survey on CPR knowledge, attitudes, and readiness. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Jul;22(7):e165-e171. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.09.057. Epub 2024 Sep 28.

    PubMed 39343122

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, run by Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation at 1 site in United States.

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 2 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2024. 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 United States. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Donita Atkins (816-651-1969, datkins@kchrf.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess retention, effectiveness and factors impacting comprehension of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training among high school students. (time frame: 7 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04493970, which also lists 15 linked publications.

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 26 Oct 2024.

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