Status:

COMPLETED

Q-CPR Compression Sensor Size Qualification in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Laerdal Medical

Conditions:

CPR

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-8 years

Brief Summary

This prospective, pilot observational study will be performed in the Emergency Department (ED), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Operating Room (OR) and regular inpatient care area (RIPCA) settin...

Detailed Description

Context: Expert recommendations for CPR skills (blowing air into the lungs, pressing on the chest) are poorly followed by health care providers. CPR sensors as small as a hockey "puck" placed on the c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria - child subjects
  • Children aged 6 months to 8 years receiving care in the ED, OR, PICU, or RIPCA
  • Parental or guardian permission (verbal consent), and if appropriate, child assent.
  • Inclusion Criteria - HCPs
  • Physician, nurse, therapist, or technician involved in patient care in the hospital area (ED, OR, PICU, RIPCA) where a consented child subject is located
  • Verbal consent obtained

Exclusion

  • child subjects
  • Obvious chest deformity (pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum) that would make chest dimension measurements difficult or inaccurate.
  • Absence of child assent as evidenced by either vocal or physical objection to performing measurements.
  • HCPs 1. Previous enrollment in the study for a child subject in the same age strata as the subject enrolled at that time

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00630773

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

December 3 2008

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104