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At-Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training Study

NCT00219674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 305

Last updated 2014-10-29

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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 psychological adjustment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group I: Video training

Participants will receive the AED with a video that provides "instructional" training.

BEHAVIORAL

Group II: Video training + enhanced self-efficacy (SE)

Partcipants will receive the AED with instructional video, a manikin, and additional training materials by mail.

BEHAVIORAL

Group III: In-person training + enhanced SE

Participants will receive a face-to-face training session in their home as well as the AED with instructional video, manikin and training materials.

BEHAVIORAL

Group IV: In-person training + enhanced SE + support

Participants will receive a face-to-face training session in their home as well as the AED, instructional video, manikin, and a resource manual with information to enhance the family member's confidence in their role as care provider.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Public Health - Seattle and King County

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas D Rea, MD, MPH · Division of Emergency Medical Services, Public Health - Seattle and King County

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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