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RACE-CARS - RAndomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac ARrest Systems
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
RACE-CARS is a real-world cluster-randomized trial designed to evaluate a multifaceted community and health systems intervention aimed to improve outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. RACE-CARS will enroll 50 counties in North Carolina that are estimated to have a total of approximately 20,000 patients with cardiac arrest over a 4-year intervention period. County "clusters" will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to intervention versus usual care. The trial duration is 7 years, which includes a 6-month start-up (including recruitment and randomization) period, a 12-month intervention training phase, a 4-year intervention period, a 12-month follow-up for to assess quality of life in survivors of OHCA, and a 6-month close-out and data analysis period.
Official title: RAndomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac ARrest Systems
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20000
Start Date
2022-07-01
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2025-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Rapid cardiac arrest recognition that triggers immediate priority EMS/first responder dispatch by 911 operators
EMS first responders will recognize cardiac arrest and respond immediately, increasing time to dispatch
Systematic bystander resuscitation instruction by 911 operators
911 operators will be able to describe how to administer CPR over the phone.
Comprehensive community training of lay people in CPR and AED use.
Training of lay people regarding CPR and AED use.
Optimized first responder performance including earlier use of AEDs.
First responders will recognize where AEDs are located and use them appropriately
Locations (1)
Duke
Durham, North Carolina, United States