ChestcompressionadequacyNCT07085832
Assessment of Cardiopumonary Resuscitation (CPR) Competency Post ALS Course
A study testing Education (ALS provider course) in Egypt in people with Chestcompressionadequacy, run by National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute at 2 sites in Egypt.
Trial summary
to assess chest compression competency in healthcare providers following ALS training to identify areas for improvement and ensure high-quality CPR delivery. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Chestcompressionadequacy
- What is being tested?
- Education (ALS provider course) in Egypt
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2025to 1 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Providers who will complete an ALS training course (two day-course).
Who cannot join
- Providers who will not complete ALS training course, those with physical limitations preventing effective chest compressions. Providers who will take immediate life support course (one day course), candidates attend from other courses to attend missed session and candidates who arrive late and cannot join the pre-course assessment.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Egypt2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
NHTMRI
Cairo, 4260010
Eman Ibrahim El-Desoki Mahmoud, MD, +201227409501, eman18350@gmail.com
- Recruiting
NHTMRI, EgRC
Cairo
Eman El-Desoki, Ph D, 01227409501, eman18350@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: Assessment of Cardiopumonary Resuscitation (CPR) Competency Among Healthcare Providers at the End of Advanced Life Support Training Course in Egypt
to assess chest compression competency in healthcare providers following ALS training to identify areas for improvement and ensure high-quality CPR delivery.
Read the detailed description
Assessment of certain CPR metrics will be done by the following approach;
Pre-course assessment:
Baseline measurement of CPR skills for two minutes cycle using a validated simulator by specialized adult feedback manikins e.g. Prestan CPR Feedback Manikins (i.e. built-in indicators for compression rate and depth), the following metrics will be followed and recorded:
- Chest Compression Metrics:
- Compression Depth: at least 2 inches (5 cm) for adults, with a maximum of 2.4 inches (6 cm)3.
- Compression Rate: 100 to 120 compressions per minute3. C. Release (Recoil): Full chest recoil is essential to allow for effective venous return3.
- Hands-off time (Pause): Measured during the simulation, less than 10 seconds3.
- Chest Compression Fraction (CCF): Calculated as the ratio of the time spent performing compressions to the total time spent on CPR (including compressions, ventilations, and any pauses). Target will be ≥80%4.
- Compression Quality: An overall assessment (percentage shown by the feedback device) of the effectiveness of compressions, which may include depth, rate, and continuity.
- Ventilation Metrics:
- Tidal Volume: Target will be 400-700 mL of air for visible chest rise (in adults)3.
- Ventilation Rate: 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute during continuous chest compressions for adults)3.
Intervention:
Participants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions.
Post-course assessment:
Immediate assessment at the end of the second day for CPR competency of 2 minutes cycle using the same simulator and the same parameters assessed pre-course.The scoring method is designed so that each item in the checklist is awarded zero or one point, with zero indicating lack of skill and one is indicating proficiency in the relevant area. Thus, participants' skills levels are determined and categorized.
- Conditions
- Chestcompressionadequacy
- Being tested
- Education (ALS provider course) in Egypt
- Keywords
- CPR, metrics
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Education (ALS provider course) in EgyptOther
Participants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CPR competency pre and post ALS Course | Other | assessment of participants prior to initiation of ALS course Receives: Other: Education (ALS provider course) in Egypt |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The primary outcome is to assess CPR competency between ALS providers at the end of the ALS course if they will achieve the standard cutoff values and score.
CCF%
Measured: two day course
The primary outcome is to assess CPR competency between ALS providers at the end of the ALS course if they will achieve the standard cutoff values and score.
Chest compression depth %
Measured: Two day course
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jul 2025
- Study start1 Jun 2025
- Primary completion1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ChestcompressionadequacyStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Pre-course assessment: Baseline measurement of CPR skills for two minutes cycle using a validated simulator by specialized adult feedback manikins e.g. Prestan CPR Feedback Manikins (i.e. built-in indicators for compression rate and depth) Intervention: Participants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions. Post-course assessment: Immediate assessment at the end of the second day for CPR competency of 2 minutes cycle using the same simulator and the same parameters assessed pre-course.The scoring method is designed so that each item in the checklist is awarded zero or one point, with zero indicating lack of skill and one is indicating proficiency in the relevant area. Thus, participants' skills levels are determined and categorized.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, ICU, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07085832
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NHTMRI-9
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 25 Jul 2025
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: results after acceptance for publication
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jul 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Assessment of Cardiopumonary Resuscitation (CPR) Competency Among Healthcare Providers at the End of Advanced Life Support Training Course in Egypt
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07085832
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NHTMRI-9
- Conditions
- Chestcompressionadequacy
- Keywords
- CPR, metrics
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research InstituteOther government
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Jul 2025 (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.
to assess chest compression competency in healthcare providers following ALS training to identify areas for improvement and ensure high-quality CPR delivery.
Detailed description
Assessment of certain CPR metrics will be done by the following approach;
Pre-course assessment:
Baseline measurement of CPR skills for two minutes cycle using a validated simulator by specialized adult feedback manikins e.g. Prestan CPR Feedback Manikins (i.e. built-in indicators for compression rate and depth), the following metrics will be followed and recorded:
- Chest Compression Metrics:
- Compression Depth: at least 2 inches (5 cm) for adults, with a maximum of 2.4 inches (6 cm)3.
- Compression Rate: 100 to 120 compressions per minute3. C. Release (Recoil): Full chest recoil is essential to allow for effective venous return3.
- Hands-off time (Pause): Measured during the simulation, less than 10 seconds3.
- Chest Compression Fraction (CCF): Calculated as the ratio of the time spent performing compressions to the total time spent on CPR (including compressions, ventilations, and any pauses). Target will be ≥80%4.
- Compression Quality: An overall assessment (percentage shown by the feedback device) of the effectiveness of compressions, which may include depth, rate, and continuity.
- Ventilation Metrics:
- Tidal Volume: Target will be 400-700 mL of air for visible chest rise (in adults)3.
- Ventilation Rate: 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute during continuous chest compressions for adults)3.
Intervention:
Participants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions.
Post-course assessment:
Immediate assessment at the end of the second day for CPR competency of 2 minutes cycle using the same simulator and the same parameters assessed pre-course.The scoring method is designed so that each item in the checklist is awarded zero or one point, with zero indicating lack of skill and one is indicating proficiency in the relevant area. Thus, participants' skills levels are determined and categorized.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Pre-course assessment: Baseline measurement of CPR skills for two minutes cycle using a validated simulator by specialized adult feedback manikins e.g. Prestan CPR Feedback Manikins (i.e. built-in indicators for compression rate and depth) Intervention: Participants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions. Post-course assessment: Immediate assessment at the end of the second day for CPR competency of 2 minutes cycle using the same simulator and the same parameters assessed pre-course.The scoring method is designed so that each item in the checklist is awarded zero or one point, with zero indicating lack of skill and one is indicating proficiency in the relevant area. Thus, participants' skills levels are determined and categorized.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CPR competency pre and post ALS Course | Other | Other: Education (ALS provider course) in Egyptassessment of participants prior to initiation of ALS course |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Providers who will complete an ALS training course (two day-course).
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Providers who will not complete ALS training course, those with physical limitations preventing effective chest compressions. Providers who will take immediate life support course (one day course), candidates attend from other courses to attend missed session and candidates who arrive late and cannot join the pre-course assessment.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education (ALS provider course) in EgyptParticipants complete an ALS course, including theoretical and practical components focused on scenario based simulations for CPR and chest compressions. | Other | CPR competency pre and post ALS Course |
Primary outcome
The primary outcome is to assess CPR competency between ALS providers at the end of the ALS course if they will achieve the standard cutoff values and score.
Time frame: two day course
CCF%
The primary outcome is to assess CPR competency between ALS providers at the end of the ALS course if they will achieve the standard cutoff values and score.
Time frame: Two day course
Chest compression depth %
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jul 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. results after acceptance for publication
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.
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Education (ALS provider course) in Egypt in people with Chestcompressionadequacy, run by National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute at 2 sites in Egypt.
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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Egypt. 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?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The primary outcome is to assess CPR competency between ALS providers at the end of the ALS course if they will achieve the standard cutoff values and score. (time frame: two day course). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 25 Jul 2025.