Examining lecture and e-technology methods of delivery to estimate with high levels of confidence, the effect size for skills and knowledge performance in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use

ISRCTN	ISRCTN74654405
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74654405
Protocol serial number	N0038161733
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Funder	Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Ms Pam Moule
Scientific

University of the West of England
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Glenside Campus
Blackberry Hill
Stapleton
Bristol
BS16 1DD
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 0117 328 8422
Email	Pam.moule@uwe.ac.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Pilot RCT
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	What is the estimated improvement (effect size) in skill and knowledge of Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillator use, which can be expected with comparable mental health care (MHC) professionals completing a similar programme of face-to-face or e-learning based instruction?
Ethics approval(s)	Added 29 July 2008: Ethics approval was received from the local medical ethics committee before trial recruitment began.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Not Applicable: Resuscitation
Intervention	Pilot RCT. Staff randomised to: [A] Experimental e-technology education in basic life-support (BLS) with automated external defibrillator (AED) use. [B] Traditional face-to-face nationally approved training in basic life support (BLS) with automated external defibrillator (AED) use.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Measure of the effect size between online learning and face-to-face groups on an outcome criteria of 32% passing knowledge and 35% passing skills tests in BLS and AED use.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Added 23 July 2008: No secondary outcome measures
Completion date	17/04/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	83
Key inclusion criteria	Staff at Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, who are based at selected acute and chronic adult care wards.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Participants should not have received advanced life support or intermediate life support training previously in the trust 2. No evidence of BLS updating in the past 12 months
Date of first enrolment	18/04/2005
Date of final enrolment	17/04/2006

University of the West of England

Bristol
BS16 1DD
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article		01/12/2008		Yes	No