Actively Recruiting
The HeartRunner Trial
Led by Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark · Updated on 2022-12-08
1600
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
363 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
E
Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Lead Sponsor
T
TrygFonden, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The study will assess 30-day survival for cases where volunteer citizen responders ('heart runners') were activated through a smartphone app to retrieve an AED in case of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) versus standard emergency medical services care. The study will randomize emergency medical dispatch center incoming calls which are suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, such that half will be randomized to activation of heart runners and half to no activation of heart runners (standard care). The study will also assess physical or psychological risks involved for the activated heart runners.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The HeartRunner Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- All out-of-hospital cardiac arrests recognized by Emergency Medical Dispatchers where the HeartRunner system is activated
- Cardiac arrest must be non-traumatic, excluding intoxication, drowning, or suicide
- Participant must be older than 7 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Caller is not in direct contact with the patient
- Emergency Medical Dispatcher decides AED use is not appropriate, such as in nursing homes with trained staff present
- Cardiac arrests not treated by EMS due to ethical reasons or clear signs of death
- No HeartRunners available within 1800 meters of the event
- Cases where cardiac arrest is suspected but not confirmed
- Cardiac arrests witnessed by EMS personnel
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Emergency Medical Services Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Ballerup, Denmark
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
F
Fredrik Folke, MD, PhD
CONTACT
C
Carolina Malta Hansen, MD, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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