Four Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instruction and Psychosocial Response in Parents of High-Risk Infants
CPR instruction
Cardiovascular Diseases+16
+ Infant, Premature, Diseases
+ Lung Diseases
Educational Study
Summary
Study start date: September 1, 1991
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Parents of high-risk infants are randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups; groups are alternated at each site and the sequence of groups at each site is randomly assigned. The first group receives a 90-minute, 1-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and obstructed airways management instruction. The second group receives the same instruction plus a 1-hour social support discussion. Ongoing support is provided with weekly phone calls to assess caretaker status and answer questions regarding the infant's health. The third group learns CPR using a self-paced multimedia learning module. The control group receives the standard CPR instruction at hospital discharge. Participants are followed at 2 weeks, then at 3 and 6 months.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.500 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Educational/Counseling/Training (ECT)
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA: --Population Characteristics-- Parent or caretaker with infant at risk for sudden death, i.e.: Birth weight less than 2500 g Abnormal pneumogram Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Respiratory distress syndrome Primary pulmonary hypertension Congenital cardiac abnormality Home oxygen requirement Asphyxia or hypoxia Apnea of infancy Documented episode of apnea or bradycardia Sibling of sudden infant death syndrome victim Substance-abusing mother Literate in Spanish or English No history of mental illness No contraindication to cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction, e.g., arthritis or orthopedic injury No cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction within 2 years