Q-CPR Compression Sensor Size Qualification in Children

Completed

Conditions studied: CPR

In brief

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) settings at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The differences in trained pediatric health care provider placement of the compression sensor and their assessment of the suitability / willingness to use the current or size modified sensor will be assessed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00630773

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

150

Starts

2007-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-12-03

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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