Does doing CPR affect how well you remember a patient's history?
Official title: MultiCPR: The Influence of Resuscitation on History Recall
Run by Medical University of Vienna · NCT07451730 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This test compares trained medical professionals' memory for a prerecorded patient history when they perform two-person CPR with ventilations versus when they just listen without doing any task.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 38 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Medical University of Vienna Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Vienna, State of Vienna) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 25, 2026 |
| Main results expected | April 28, 2026 |
| Study ends | November 2026 |
| Registry record updated | May 13, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07451730 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are healthy medical professionals (paramedics, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, internists, nurses, midwifery students, pediatricians) who have completed CPR training within the past four years and are fit and rested.
✕Probably not a fit
People who are not trained medical professionals, who are pregnant (excluded), or who cannot perform or simulate CPR are unlikely to receive benefit from participation.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
In a randomized crossover design, participants perform two scenarios: Scenario A involves starting chest compressions at a 30:2 ratio with a team member providing ventilation and hearing a prerecorded patient history after 30 seconds, while Scenario B involves only listening to the same history with a 3-minute delay before recall to match the timing in Scenario A. After each scenario participants complete the NASA-TLX workload questionnaire and a semi-open questionnaire on the patient's history. A modified Brown-Peterson task (serial subtraction from 309 for 1 minute followed by 4 minutes rest) is used as a washout between scenarios. Participants are healthy medical professionals with CPR training within the last four years, and data focus on recall accuracy and perceived workload.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could show whether performing CPR interferes with remembering critical patient information and inform training and communication practices during resuscitation.
How similar studies have gone: Related cognitive and dual-task research shows multitasking can impair memory, but applying a real CPR performance scenario with prerecorded histories in this exact setup is relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion: * Healthy medical professionals trained in CPR (paramedics, prehospital emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, internal medicine doctors, nurses, midwifery students, pediatricians) * CPR Training in the last four years * Fit and rested. Exclusion: \- Pregnant probands
Where it's running
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Academic Simulation Center
Vienna, State of Vienna, Austria Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Mathias Maleczek, MD
- Email: mathias.maleczek@meduniwien.ac.at
- Phone: +4314040041020
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.