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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12623000896673
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
3/08/2023
Date registered
21/08/2023
Date last updated
21/08/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
21/08/2023
Date results provided
21/08/2023
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Pressure Bandage for Australian Snake Bite
Scientific title
Pressure exerted by application of pressure bandage by first aiders in PBI technique
Secondary ID [1] 310014 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1294-4927
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Australian snake envenomation 330544 0
Condition category
Condition code
Emergency medicine 327386 327386 0 0
Other emergency care

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Application of pressure bandage to upper limb for <2 min. 10 cm firm elastic bandage to be applied over the sphygmomanometer cuff by experienced first aider, first aid trainer or Health Care Professional (HCP). Pressure to be the same as would be used for snake bite pressure bandage. Bandage to be removed once pressure recorded or if pain troubling at any time. This step was supervised by the recipient of the bandage, who was an experienced first aider, first aid trainer or HCP.
Intervention code [1] 326443 0
Treatment: Devices
Comparator / control treatment
None
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 335266 0
Pressure measured by sphygmomanometer cuff under bandage under pressure bandage
Timepoint [1] 335266 0
<2 min after application of the pressure bandage
Secondary outcome [1] 423657 0
Pain experienced by "patient." Pain out of 10 verbal report
Timepoint [1] 423657 0
<2 min after application of bandage

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Adult, delegate in first aid breakout session of 2023 Spark of Life Conference. Consent to participate
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
None

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
N/A
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
N/A
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?

The people administering the treatment/s

Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis
Descriptive statistics in Excel

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
3/06/2023
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
3/06/2023
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
3/06/2023
Sample size
Target
100
Accrual to date
Final
86
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 314191 0
Commercial sector/Industry
Name [1] 314191 0
St John Ambulance Australia
Country [1] 314191 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
St John Ambulance Australia
Address
PO Box 292
Deakin West ACT 2600
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 316120 0
None
Name [1] 316120 0
Address [1] 316120 0
Country [1] 316120 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 313318 0
St John Ambulance Australia Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 313318 0
Ethics committee country [1] 313318 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 313318 0
07/03/2023
Approval date [1] 313318 0
26/04/2023
Ethics approval number [1] 313318 0
SJAA23/01

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 127718 0
Dr Finlay Macneil
Address 127718 0
Finlay Macneil, St John Ambulance Australia, 47/26, Watt Street, Gosford, NSW 2250
Country 127718 0
Australia
Phone 127718 0
+61 243244633
Fax 127718 0
+61243116919
Email 127718 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 127719 0
Finlay Macneil
Address 127719 0
Finlay Macneil, St John Ambulance Australia, 47/26, Watt Street, Gosford, NSW 2250
Country 127719 0
Australia
Phone 127719 0
+61 243244633
Fax 127719 0
+61243116919
Email 127719 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 127720 0
Finlay Macneil
Address 127720 0
Finlay Macneil, St John Ambulance Australia, 47/26, Watt Street, Gosford, NSW 2250
Country 127720 0
Australia
Phone 127720 0
+61 243244633
Fax 127720 0
+61243116919
Email 127720 0
[email protected]

Data sharing statement
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
Yes
Will there be any conditions when requesting access to individual participant data?
Persons/groups eligible to request access:
• Anybody on request to PI

Conditions for requesting access:
• -

What individual participant data might be shared?
• Profession, pressure generated, pain score of recipient. (no demographic details have been saved)

What types of analyses could be done with individual participant data?
• Statistical

When can requests for individual participant data be made (start and end dates)?
From:
1 December 23

To:
1 December 27

Where can requests to access individual participant data be made, or data be obtained directly?
• By email on [email protected]

Are there extra considerations when requesting access to individual participant data?
No


What supporting documents are/will be available?

Doc. No.TypeCitationLinkEmailOther DetailsAttachment
19722Informed consent form    Study-related document.doc
19723Ethical approval  [email protected] Study-related document.pdf
20068Study protocol    Study-related document.docx



Results publications and other study-related documents

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