N/A
N=240
Self-learning vs Instructor-led Learning in BLS
Basic Life Support
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03141528 ↗Enrolled (actual)
240
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Correct Compressions — 48; 42; 28; 47 percentage of correct compressions
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Self-learning (Other); Instructor-led learning (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Primary completion
- Mar 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Correct Compressions |
48; 42; 28; 47 | — |
| SECONDARY Assessment of the Participants BLS Competences After Test |
73; 68; 68; 65 | — |
| SECONDARY Self-assessment of the Participants BLS Competences Before Test |
71; 70; 60; 59 | — |
| SECONDARY Assessment of the Teaching Method |
80; 75 | — |
| SECONDARY Average Ventilation Volume |
790; 810; 615; 660 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Ventilations Per Minute |
2; 2; 2; 3 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Correct Ventilations |
25; 22; 50; 41 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Using Correct Ratio of Compressions:Ventilations |
18; 16; 6; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Compression Depth |
52; 52; 50; 53 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Compressions Per Minute |
54; 51; 57; 59 | — |
| SECONDARY Compression Frequency |
112; 111; 113; 114 | — |
| SECONDARY Compressions Too Shallow |
25; 24; 44; 18 | — |
| SECONDARY False Hand Placement During Compressions |
6; 6; 13; 15 | — |
| SECONDARY Incomplete Decompression |
0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Time From Start of Test Till Call for Help |
10; 12; 9; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Time From Start of Test Till First Compression |
35; 35; 28; 25 | — |
| SECONDARY Time From Start of Test Till First Ventilation |
70; 64; 93; 63 | — |
| SECONDARY Time From Start of Test Till First Shock |
100; 118; 83; 88 | — |
Summary
This study investigates whether there is a difference in the BLS skills in first year medical students directly after training and three months later, when randomly assigned to self-learning versus instructor-led training courses.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- First year medical students at the University of Bern participating in the course "Erweiterte Erste Hilfe für Studierende der Humanmedizin" with written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Students with professional BLS-experience, unable to perform BLS, or missing informed consent will be excluded.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03141528). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.