MultiCPR: The Influence of Resuscitation on History Recall

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedical University of Vienna

About this trial

In this randomized crossover trial, participants begin with chest compressions at a 30:2 ratio while a study team member provides ventilation. In Scenario A, participants perform two-person CPR and receive a prerecorded patient history after 30 seconds. In Scenario B, participants only listen to the patient's history without performing CPR or any concurrent task. To control for time-dependent memory decay, Scenario B includes a 3-minute delay before completing the questionnaire, matching the interval between information exposure and recall in Scenario A.

After each scenario, participants complete the NASA-TLX workload assessment and a semi-open questionnaire on the patient's history. A modified Brown-Peterson task follows as a washout period: participants subtract 3 repeatedly from 309 for 1 minute, followed by 4 minutes of rest without phone use or conversation. Calculation performance is not analyzed.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy medical professionals trained in CPR (paramedics, prehospital emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, internal medicine doctors, nurses, midwifery students, pediatricians)

CPR Training in the last four years

Fit and rested.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recall of History
  • CPR

Treatment groups

38 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators