Influence of Core Muscles Activation Using Physical Fitness on the Performance of Chest Compression

Chest compression, a key component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), has a major role for survival of cardiac arrest patients. According to 2015 American heart association (AHA) guideline, rescuers provide high quality CPR to adult cardiac arrest patients including 5 to 6 cm depth and 100 to 120 beat per minute rate chest compression.

However, in CPR situation, chest compression depth and rate vary according to provider's muscle strength. In other words, the individual difference of the degree of physical activity will make the different result for CPR. So, the investigators hypothesize that the core muscles activation using physical fitness improves the quality of chest compression and the quality of CPR, eventually.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Arrest Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

Seoul, 150-950, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

medical school students and interns had experienced in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education

Exclusion criteria

patients with musculoskeletal disease
patients with cardiovascular disease
patients with lung disease

Treatment and study plan

core muscle activation using physical fitness

Other

2 instructors, they had physical therapy (PT) certificate, take an exam for subject's muscle strength of each muscle. After that time, subjects take a rest for 10 minutes. Researchers educate to subjects for high quality CPR including 5 to 6cm compression depth, 100 to 120 beat per minute (bpm) rate, complete chest recoil. Subjects perform chest compression to manikin with skill reporting system during 4min under guidance of 110 bpm metronome sound (first chest compression). After 1st chest compression, subjects take a rest during an hour and carry out PT. PT consist of 30 second plank for 3 sets, 12 times bridge for 3 sets and 20 times leg extension for 3 sets. Subjects take a rest during 30 seconds between sets, 1 minute every 3 sets.

After PT completion, subjects take a rest during 10 minutes, and then perform 2nd chest compression in the same way of 1st chest compression. Researchers record subject's chest compression depth and rate in 1st and 2nd chest compression.

Primary outcomes

mean chest compression depth

Time frame: 1 Day

Secondary outcomes

the ratio of complete chest compression (5 to 6cm depth, complete chest recoil) to all chest compression

Time frame: 1 Day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: May 23, 2016
Registry last updated: Jun 13, 2016

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