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Cardiac Arrest in Residential Areas With Mobile First-responder Activation
Sponsor: Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Summary
The study aims to increase proportions of bystander defibrillation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (hereof referred to as cardiac arrest) in residential areas with a high density of cardiac arrests. The intervention consists of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and residents' involvement in resuscitation through training and enrollment as citizen responders.
Official title: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of Strategic AED Deployment in High-risk Residential Areas Combined With Activation of Local Residents
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
260
Start Date
2021-12-01
Completion Date
2027-01
Last Updated
2023-09-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Deployment of AEDs
Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use
Residents will undergo 30-minute courses at study start and if needed during the trial period. During the course they will also be recruited as citizen responders
Activation of citizen responders
Citizen responders will be activated in case of suspected cardiac arrest through the heart runner app.
Locations (1)
Emergency Medical Services Copenhagen
Ballerup Municipality, The Capital Region, Denmark