NCT00047411 - Home Use of Automatic External Defibrillators to Treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

7,001

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2002

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2007

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesMyocardial InfarctionHeart DiseasesDeath, Sudden, Cardiac

Interventions

OTHER

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Immediate notification of EMS by telephone and prompt initiation of CPR, in accordance with published Basic Life Support guidelines

DEVICE

Automatic External Defibrillation

Use the AED first, in accordance with published guidelines for AED use, followed by a call to EMS and perform CPR as in the control group.

Trial Locations (1)

Seattle Institute for Cardiac Research, Seattle