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AED-delivery Using Drones in Suspected OHCA

NCT04723368 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2022-06-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Time to defibrillation is the most important predictor of survival in cardiac arrest. Traditional emergency medical system response is often to slow. The overall aim of this pilot study is to evaluate if drones can deliver Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) prior to ambulance arrival with clinically relevant time benefits.

Conditions

  • Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

DEVICE

Automated flying Drone carrying an Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Totally n=5 drones are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs). These drones are deployed by the dispatch centre to cases of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac (OHCA) as a complement to standard care (ambulance/EMS) over up to 14 months during daytime Monday to Sunday 08:00-22:00. The bystander onsite receives instructions from the dispatcher to retrieve the AED outside the house when it has been delivered by the drone. The bystander attaches the AED to the patients chest to facilitate early defibrillation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SOS Alarm Sverige AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Everdrone AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Vastra Gotaland Region

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Aviation capacity resources AB (ACR)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Castellum AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Karolinska Institutet

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-21
Primary Completion
2022-06-01
Completion
2022-06-01

Countries

  • Sweden

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