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Trial reportBMC public health2020

Implementation of Basic Life Support training in schools: a randomised controlled trial evaluating self-regulated learning as alternative training concept.

Christoph Süss-Havemann, Janina Kosan, Thomas Seibold, Nils Martin Dibbern, Anne Daubmann, Jens Christian Kubitz, Stefanie Beck

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06929715 (Effect of an Educational Intervention on CPR Knowledge and Skills in 7- and 8-Year-Old Schoolchildren), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT06929715 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effect of an Educational Intervention on CPR Knowledge and Skills in 7- and 8-Year-Old Schoolchildren: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRan2025 to 2025Enrolled388ConditionsCPR, Cardiac Arrest (CA)ArmsIntervention for Teaching the First Link in the Chain of Survival to 7- and 8-Year-Old Children, Placebo Intervention - First Aid (Excluding Basic CPR)
3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. [Education for resuscitation].Notfall & rettungsmedizin · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Christoph Süss-HavemannDepartment of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Str. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Janina KosanDepartment of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Str. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas SeiboldDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensiv Care and Pain Management, Kath. Marienkrankenhaus, Alfredstraße 9, 22087, Hamburg, Germany.
Nils Martin DibbernSpecialist Center for Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Schoen Clinic Hamburg Eilbek, Dehnhaide 120, 22081, Hamburg, Germany.
Anne DaubmannDepartment of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Str. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Jens Christian KubitzDepartment of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Str. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefanie BeckDepartment of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martini-Str. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. st.beck@uke.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-5745

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Kids save lives statement recommends annual Basic Life Support (BLS) training for school children but the implementation is challenging. Trainings should be easy to realise and every BLS training should be as effective as possible to prepare learners for lifesaving actions. Preparedness implies skills and positive beliefs in the own capability (high self-efficacy).

methodsThis randomized controlled cluster study investigates, if self-regulated learning promotes self-efficacy and long-term retention of practical BLS skills. Students in the age of 12 years participated in a practical training in BLS and a scenario testing of skills. In the control group the practical training was instructor-led. In the intervention group the students self-regulated their learning processes and feedback was provided by the peer-group. The primary outcome self-efficacy for helping in cardiac arrest after the training and 9 months later was analysed using a multilevel mixed model. Means and pass-rates for BLS skills were secondary outcomes.

resultsContrary to the assumptions, this study could not measure a higher self-efficacy for helping in cardiac arrest of the students participating in the intervention (n = 307 students) compared to the control group (n = 293 students) after training and at the follow-up (mean difference: 0.11 points, 95% CI: - 0.26 to 0.04, P = 0.135). The odds to pass all items of the BLS exam was not significantly different between the groups (OR 1.11, 95% CI: 0.81 to 1.52, p = 0.533). Self-regulated learning was associated with a higher performance of male students in the BLS exam (mean score: 7.35) compared to females of the intervention (female: 7.05) and compared to males of the control (7.06).

conclusionThis study could not resolve the question, if self-regulated learning in peer-groups improves self-efficacy for helping in cardiac arrest. Self-regulated learning is an effective alternative to instructor-led training in BLS skills training and may be feasible to realise for lay-persons. For male students self-regulated learning seems to be beneficial to support long-term retention of skills.

trial registrationISRCTN17334920, retrospectively registered 07.03.2019.

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LearningCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChildEducational MeasurementFemaleHumansMalePeer GroupProgram EvaluationSchoolsSelf EfficacyStudentsBasic life support trainingSchool childrenSelf-efficacySelf-regulated learning

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PMID31931770
PMCPMC6958621

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