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NCT Number: NCT02088879

Physical Workload Identify in Chest Compression Position Using Surface Electromyogram

The chest compression depth decreases over time after starting continuous chest compression due to the rescuers' fatigue.

The investigators hypothesized that the frequency parameters from surface electromyogram from each muscle during chest compression may reflect the muscle fatigue of the rescuers.

Then investigators can identify which of the body are mainly used and get tired by continuous chest compression using surface electromyogram.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Cardiac Arrest Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

Seoul, 133792, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • doctors with American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) provider certification
  • healthy, experienced health-care providers

Exclusion criteria

  • physical pain (ex. low back, wrist)
  • heart disease

Treatment and study plan

chest compression with kneeling position

Behavioral

chest compression with standing position

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. median frequency of electromyogram

    Time frame: two weeks

    median frequency of electromyogram in 16 muscles during chest compression

    The muscles are flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, deltoideus, erector spinae (cervical area), trapezius, rhomboid, erector spinae (thoracic area), erector spinae (lumbar), obliquus externus abdominis, rectus abdominis, pectoralis, quadriceps femoris, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius. On the dominant side of the rescuers, we will attach sixteen electrodes on these muscles.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hanyang University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 17, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2014

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