Status:
COMPLETED
At-Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training Study
Lead Sponsor:
Public Health - Seattle and King County
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction
Heart Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to determine the best automated external defibrillator (AED) training approach for high-risk patients and their family members with regard to AED skills retention and ps...
Detailed Description
In the past 3 decades, advances in the understanding of the resuscitation of cardiac arrest have provided opportunities to strengthen the links in the chain of survival. Despite the apparent progress,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cardiac chest pain, congestive heart failure with ejection fraction less than 40, a cardiac procedure with a documented history of coronary artery disease
- Resides in Pierce, King, or Snohomish Counties, Washington (WA)
- Lives with someone physically and mentally able to operate an AED
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Has a telephone
Exclusion
- Lives in a nursing home
- Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders checked on chart
- Suffers from a severe co-morbidity that prevents them from participating in a long-term study
- Has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Non-English speaking patient and/or family member/significant other
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
305 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00219674
Start Date
July 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
October 29 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Emergency Medical Services, Public Health - Seattle and King County
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104