At-Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training Study

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Myocardial Infarction, Heart Arrest, Chest Pain, Congestive Heart Failure, Angina, Unstable

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00219674

Run by

Public Health - Seattle and King County

People needed

305

Starts

2004-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Division of Emergency Medical Services, Public Health - Seattle and King County — Seattle, Washington, United States

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