# Does Contextual Interference Improve Retention of Basic Life Support Skills? A Randomized Controlled Trial

> **NCT02381093** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Ottawa Hospital Research Institute** · enrollment: 74 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Basic Life Saving Skills
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Skill Retention

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Modified BLS course
- **OTHER:** Standard BLS Course

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02381093
- **Lead sponsor:** Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-07
- **Primary completion:** 2017-04
- **Final completion:** 2017-08
- **Target enrollment:** 74 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02381093

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02381093, "Does Contextual Interference Improve Retention of Basic Life Support Skills? A Randomized Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02381093. Licensed CC0.

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